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$DOC TRIVNOW 10 0 5 1 2.00 $EOC $ABOUT Writing Test Jennifer Curtis 2.00 Copyright 1997, Softdisk Publishing $EOC $SECRETWORD Header $EOC $FILESPEC #DfhyRsqjbsuG 1020 $EOC $TOPIC Writing Test Medium 4 $EOC $QUEST The Academy of American Poets is located in: New York Chicago Los Angeles Washington, DC $EOC $QUEST "Night Without End" was written by: Alistair MacLean Robert Stevenson Edgar Allen Poe Stephen King $EOC $QUEST "Emmeline Grangerford" was a character in: Huckleberry Finn Thinner The Godfather The Shining $EOC $QUEST Mozart's first name was: Wolfgang Amadeus Igor none of the above $EOC $QUEST "Night of the Iguana" was written by: Tennessee Williams John Irving Matthew Brady Dean Koontz $EOC $QUEST Rudyard Kipling wrote: The Jungle Book Tales of the Crypt Lions and Tigers and Bears The Wizard of Oz $EOC $QUEST A distributor: buys and resells sells directly to the public works with authors on an as-needed basis none of the above $EOC $QUEST "Freelancers" are hired on a: contractual basis permanent basis semi-permanent basis none of the above $EOC $QUEST Lengthy commercials are termed: infomercials spots Addies none of the above $EOC $QUEST An editor responsible for completion of a manuscript is also called the: all of the above substantive editor development editor content editor $EOC $QUEST "..." is a(n): ellipsis parenthetic remark dangling participle colon $EOC $QUEST "@" stands for: at above beyond so that $EOC $QUEST The number of "points" to a "pica" is: 12 6 2 1 $EOC $QUEST An "en dash" is ___ as long as an "em dash". one-half one-third twice three times $EOC $QUEST A synonym for "evoke" is: all of the above raise excite awaken $EOC $QUEST An "essay" is typically: short long novel-length novella-length $EOC $QUEST "Et al" means: and others all of us including etceteras $EOC $QUEST "Tar Baby" was written by: Toni Morrison Zora Neale Hurston Alice Walker none of the above $EOC $QUEST "The Jungle" was: an expose a story of nature a story of a boy who lived with beasts none of the above $EOC $QUEST An "exposition" can be: nonfiction fiction narration all of the above $EOC $QUEST "ff" is the abbreviation for: folios freelance fee federal fee feature $EOC $QUEST Peter Straub wrote: Shadowland Eyes of the Dragon It Thinner $EOC $QUEST A "hyperbole" is: an exaggeration a decision a change in plot an extemporaneous setting $EOC $QUEST If writing is "ironic": its meaning is the opposite of its literal meaning it is similar to another work by the same author it is sarcastic it is facetious $EOC $QUEST A "kill fee" is: for a work that is assigned but not published for blacklisted authors assigned to feature articles only always a sign that an editor is dissatisfied with the author's work $EOC $QUEST A synonym for "libel" is: defamation fame infamous candor $EOC $QUEST A "limerick" is constructed with: 5 lines 4 lines 9 lines an infinite number of lines $EOC $QUEST A typical sheet of paper (in inches) is: 8.5 x 11 11 x 14 9 x 4 3 x 5 $EOC $QUEST "ms" stands for: manuscript masthead mass make substantial changes $EOC $QUEST "Onomatopoeia" is: all of the above contained by the word "plop" shown by the word "fizz" a word representing a physical sound $EOC $QUEST "Paraphrasing" means: replacing or restating a quote to clarify meaning using similar text replacing a specific phrase using a pair of phrases $EOC $QUEST A "pseudonym" is a(n): pen name writer's last name indexing system none of the above $EOC $QUEST A "periodical" is: all of the above published regularly a journal or magazine usually not a newspaper $EOC $QUEST When an animal or inanimate object takes on human form, this is known as: personification identification literary abdication illusion $EOC $QUEST An "imprint" is: a publisher's particular line of books an error in print located on the dedication page the foreword $EOC $QUEST ";" is a: semi-colon colon comma none of the above $EOC $QUEST A "colophon" is a: logo publisher book jacket advertisement $EOC $QUEST The "CLIO" awards are for: advertising songwriters writers poets $EOC $QUEST Felix Mendelssohn was a: classical musician jazz musician playwright actor $EOC $QUEST Richard Wright wrote: Native Son Boys are Blue Harlem Blues jazz $EOC