1. What is Zinsser's preferred method for interviewing?
(a) He likes audio recorders.
(b) He likes to use pencils and paper.
(c) He doesn't use anything. He just listens.
(d) He likes to use pens and markers.

2. What do interviews do for the writer?
(a) They make the writer an expert in a given subject.
(b) They make a writer less valid, since he or she needs to interview several people to create one article.
(c) They make a writer feel stupid since he or she does not know that much about a subject.
(d) Interviews humanize a topic, making a boring topic interesting.

3. Can a writer simply write the article with one interview?
(a) Yes, but it is better to have mulitple interviews and meld them together into one incident.
(b) No, there should always be mulitple interviews.
(c) No, editing is too hard with just one interview.
(d) Yes, but it should be avoided because people forget things in the first interview.

4. Why is it important for writers to read constantly?
(a) To learn from other writers' mistakes.
(b) To study the market.
(c) To learn how to write.
(d) To emulate their heroes.

5. What are the two components of the original Roget's Thesaurus?
(a) A dictionary listing of words, and a numberd section with synonyms arranged in broad concepts.
(b) A list of synonyms and their definitions with pictures on one side.
(c) Antonyms with very in depth definitions.
(d) A dictionary of antonyms, and one of synonyms.