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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 Zissner say is a common desire of every writer?
(a) To find shortcuts.
(b) To pay perfect attention to detail.
(c) To take the long route to everything.
(d) To mae sure grammar is perfect.

2. What is the transaction in writing?
(a) How much a writer gives of themselves rather than of facts.
(b) The bookbuying process.
(c) How much a writer talks about themselves.
(d) How much facts a writer uses.

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

4. Why do Americans have trouble writing?
(a) They do too much and slack on their writing.
(b) They are not complex enough.
(c) They are bad at fact checking.
(d) Their minds are too cluttered.

5. Why should companies learn to produce better writing?
(a) To appeal to educators.
(b) In a capitalistic world, there is always competition and good writing reduces it.
(c) To produce more writing jobs.
(d) To get more clients to understand their terms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some limitations of perfect grammar?

2. What is a natural inclination for writers when they start a piece?

3. Should a writer use different voices for different types of writing?

4. What is one way of saving time?

5. Literature was once considered solely as what?

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