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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapter 20 The Sound of Your Voice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 3 is about __________.
(a) Reducing clutter.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Clutter.
(d) Increasing the simplicity of writing.

2. Why is the English language so easy to use when writing?
(a) There are very limited words, so there is no need to find alternatives, which cuts time in half.
(b) It has strict rules that makes it impossible to stray.
(c) It is rich with words.
(d) English isn't an easy language and is not easy to write at all.

3. What problem does a scientist have when writing about science?
(a) Using jargon that only scientists can understand.
(b) Formatting simple sentences.
(c) Not following basic grammar rules.
(d) He or she forgets to be human, and writes strictly about the science.

4. Why do criticism writers have to be at a higher level than other writers?
(a) Criticism need to be stronger at literary elements because they need to recreate a scene or a song in the imagination of their readers with words only.
(b) Criticism writers are no different. They still need to use the same basic rules of writing.
(c) Criticism is harder to write about because it tends to be less attractive than other writing.
(d) Only those able to understand the arts can write about them, and very little people can.

5. Why is the English language changing all the time?
(a) It changes because of regional differences that make their way outwards.
(b) It changes because it is a living language.
(c) It changes because academics choose the best ways to speak English and try to teach that to children.
(d) It changes because people don't know how to speak it properly and are changing the way it is spoken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of colons?

2. How can uncluttered writing help fiction?

3. What is unity in writing?

4. What is the main thing required to being a good writer?

5. What is a major problem of business writing?

(see the answer key)

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