View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 16 Business Writing: Writing in Your Job.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When can ornamental writing be used as an exception?
(a) When writing evaluations and resumes.
(b) When the wrting needs extra fluff.
(c) When the author needs to abide by editors remarks.
(d) To follow solid writing.

2. What makes a good first sentence?
(a) A good first sentence needs to be written with exceptional grammer.
(b) A good first sentence has a good lead. A good lead is one that works.
(c) A good ending is best to tie up the first sentence.
(d) The first sentence only sets up the second sentence. That is the one writers should focus on.

3. What are Zinsser's four articles of faith to writing well?
(a) Clarity, simplicity, elasticity and minimalism.
(b) Brevity, quick turnaround, clever sentences and little humanity.
(c) Simplicity, brevity, busy sentences and proper grammer.
(d) Clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity.

4. What period of writing constantly used semicolons?
(a) Only 18th century England.
(b) All modern writing uses semicolons constantly.
(c) The 19th century.
(d) The 17th century.

5. How does Zissner have the ability to choose words for the American Heritage Dictionary?
(a) He works for the American Heritage Dictionary
(b) He is related to someone on the panel.
(c) He is on the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel
(d) He created the Dictionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Literature was once considered solely as what?

2. Why does he recommend starting in the preferred tense?

3. What do interviews do for the writer?

4. What has literature transformed into?

5. What is an example of a dead language?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 382 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample