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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 7 Usage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trap do journalists and editors fall into often?
(a) Using cliches and made up words.
(b) Usin too many dashes.
(c) Not doing grammar checks.
(d) Using too many commas.

2. What happens when a writer writes in unclear ways?
(a) Their writing doesn't make sense.
(b) They lose the interest of the reader.
(c) They don't get published.
(d) Their book gets tagged as abstract literature and nobody ever reads it.

3. What is the response previous students have to his style of edits?
(a) They say they never liked the highlighting.
(b) They hated it, and have nightmares about his style.
(c) They say then can still see the brackets.
(d) They like it much better than red pen all over a paper.

4. What happens when the reader loses interest in the writing?
(a) The transaction between author and writer is broken.
(b) He puts down the book.
(c) She throws the book.
(d) She writes a bad review.

5. How rigid are the lines between proper and improper English usage?
(a) They are very soft, and not rigid at all.
(b) There are no lines at all. Every writer has a poetic license to do with words what he or she pleases.
(c) There is a grey area, though the need for proper English is most important.
(d) They are very rigid and one cannot cross the line.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a Thesaurus help a writer with, besides finding alternate words?

2. Why doesn't he simply cross out clutter?

3. What does reading aloud do for the writer?

4. What is an example of a time when bad writing HAS to be read?

5. Why is the above a problem?

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