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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. What is another important characteristic of a writer?
(a) To be aware of the way words are spelled.
(b) To sound out simple syllables.
(c) To sound out simple sentences.
(d) To be aware of the rhythm and sound of words together.
2. How much information should a writer provide to his or her readers?
(a) Enought to make a show worth seeing, without spoiling it for the readers and viewers.
(b) Very little. Readers need to be left in the dark so they can go see a show on their own.
(c) Everything about the show that he or she felt was worthwhile.
(d) Only dates and times of the show with a thumbs up or down.
3. Why does this misconception exist?
(a) Writing is too complex for many, and is more of an art than a science.
(b) Early education lumps students into categories, creating boundaries they can never cross in the future.
(c) Scientists are left brain individuals that don't want to learn to write.
(d) Writers only want to read literature, and not science.
4. What group of people does the author think has the worst type of writing?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Toddlers.
(d) Musicians.
5. Why do criticism writers have to be at a higher level than other writers?
(a) Criticism is harder to write about because it tends to be less attractive than other writing.
(b) Criticism writers are no different. They still need to use the same basic rules of writing.
(c) Only those able to understand the arts can write about them, and very little people can.
(d) 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the mood or voice in a piece?
2. How can uncluttered writing help fiction?
3. Why should interview questions be written before the interview?
4. What is different about every writer's voice?
5. What is a major problem of business writing?
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