Creative Writing Final Exam

Creative Writing Final Exam

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Question 1 of 30

1. Question
1: A short story is usually over 10,000 words.
- True
- False
Question 2 of 30

2. Question
2: What was Shirley Jackson doing when she had the idea to write The Lottery?
- 1. She was baking a birthday cake
- 2. She was pushing her daughter in her stroller
- 3. She was swimming with her friends
Question 3 of 30

3. Question
3: Can you use the five senses as a writing partner and inspiration?
- Yes
- No
Question 4 of 30

4. Question
4: Man vs. man is one of the three main forms of plot.
- True
- False
Question 5 of 30

5. Question
5: The simile, which is a word comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’
- True
- False
Question 6 of 30

6. Question
6: A metaphor is attaching human attributes to things or situations not human
- True
- False
Question 7 of 30

7. Question
7: A freelancer gets the same employee benefits as a telecommuter at a company.
- True
- False
Question 8 of 30

8. Question
8: Which of the following can be a good place to find freelance work?
- 1. play.com
- 2. guru.com
- 3. bbc.co.uk
Question 9 of 30

9. Question
9: Did Thomas Moore say: ‘If you have something you really need to say, there is someone who really needs to hear it.’?
- Yes
- No
Question 10 of 30

10. Question
10: A third person point of view is spoken about in terms of ‘you.’
- True
- False
Question 11 of 30

11. Question
11: Which of the following is not one of the five types of conflict?
- 1. inner
- 2. relational
- 3. social
- 4. Global warming
- 5. cosmic
Question 12 of 30

12. Question
12: Watching how people interact and making notes can be a good way to find your unique writing voice.
- True
- False
Question 13 of 30

13. Question
13: Your title for your story shouldn’t be bold or powerful
- True
- False
Question 14 of 30

14. Question
14: The omniscient point of view assumes the narrator is altogether separated from the events and the story’s characters
- True
- False
Question 15 of 30

15. Question
15: Which one of these isn’t recommended as one of the five tips to writing a children’s book?
- 1. Keep it simple
- 2. Be literal
- 3. Use clichéd images
- 4. One thought per sentence
- 5. Use captivating dialogue
Question 16 of 30

16. Question
16: Agents never receive a commission
- True
- False
Question 17 of 30

17. Question
17: Always send the full manuscript to a publisher
- True
- False
Question 18 of 30

18. Question
18: EBook publishers offer good advances
- True
- False
Question 19 of 30

19. Question
19: One reason for writing a memoir is to preserve the memories of your family for future generations.
- True
- False
Question 20 of 30

20. Question
20: Researching facts is not essential for a memoir.
- True
- False
Question 21 of 30

21. Question
21: You should deal with scandals based on facts and research, and be true to yourself.
- True
- False
Question 22 of 30

22. Question
22: 1 in 10 books submitted to the larger publishers get published.
- True
- False
Question 23 of 30

23. Question
23: Which of the below statements correctly describes a royalty publisher:
- 1. A commercial publisher who publishes books from well-known authors, celebrity figures, or other professional authors for a fee plus residuals.
- 2. A press that works with authors who are creating a book for personal or family use.
- 3. A company that produces technology allowing authors to print small runs of their books using digital print.
Question 24 of 30

24. Question
24: As a freelancer you often need a contract to protect yourself.
- True
- False
Question 25 of 30

25. Question
25: An important aspect of the structure of a good script is the growth and evolution of the main character in the story.
- True
- False
Question 26 of 30

26. Question
26: ‘A false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person’s reputation and the act of presenting such material to the public.’ Is legally termed as what?
- 1. Slander
- 2. Libel
- 3. Opinion
Question 27 of 30

27. Question
27: Academic writing is a form of non-fiction
- True
- False
Question 28 of 30

28. Question
28: You can help find your non-fiction genre/style writing by doing what?
- 1. Reading others non-fiction
- 2. Stopping reading as it distracts
- 3. Playing chess
Question 29 of 30

29. Question
29: The purposeless free-write is….
- 1. Writing for its own sake. It is writing that is not intended to become anything
- 2. Unstructured writing with a particular goal in mind.
- 3. Neither
Question 30 of 30

30. Question
30: News stories should be biased.
- False
- True

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