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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapter 23 A Writer's Decision.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the process of memoir writing do for a writer?
(a) It brings back bad memories that the person tried to forget.
(b) Nothing but write about everything he or she thinks about daily.
(c) It brings up related memories that were pushed into the subconsious.
(d) It forces them to talk to distant relatives they hate.
2. What do sports writers forget to do when writing about sports for so long?
(a) They use too many stats and not enough writing.
(b) They get into the lives of their athletes in too much depth.
(c) They forget who their readers are and what they are writing about.
(d) They forget to research the athletes personal lives.
3. What is an example of American television shows that use humor to talk about serious issues?
(a) The View.
(b) Saturday Night Live.
(c) The Evening News.
(d) The Today Show.
4. What is it that the bad writers mentioned above do that makes their writing terrible?
(a) They use too many euphemisms.
(b) They lie too much.
(c) They don't check their facts.
(d) They have bad grammar.
5. What are the two components of the original Roget's Thesaurus?
(a) A list of synonyms and their definitions with pictures on one side.
(b) Antonyms with very in depth definitions.
(c) A dictionary of antonyms, and one of synonyms.
(d) A dictionary listing of words, and a numberd section with synonyms arranged in broad concepts.
Short Answer Questions
1. What stops Americans from writing memoirs?
2. What is Zinsser's preferred method for interviewing?
3. Do writers need to write all the time?
4. Where did Zinsser learn how to write?
5. What are two tools every writer should use?
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