Creative Writing Test (Non-fiction) MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

What is a "heroic couplet"?

The opening four lines of a poem

A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter

The rhymed first and last lines of a poem

Poetry in free verse with an epic or heroic subject matter

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter

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What is "metonymy"?

A meteoric rise to success

Same as

Rhyming couplets

A closely related word that is substituted for another word, object, or idea

Two words with exactly the same meaning

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: A closely related word that is substituted for another word, object, or idea

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Regarding the inclusion of creative expression in non-fiction writing, which of the following statements is most true?

Non-fiction writing should always be factually verifiable, but that does not preclude creative style or expression as long as the creative expression serves an overall purpose of conveying facts, information, and learning.

Non-fiction is required to be only 75% truthful; the remainder can be given over to creative expression.

Non-fiction should always aim to be as creative and imaginative as fiction, occasionally at the cost of verifiable truth.

None of the above

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Non-fiction writing should always be factually verifiable, but that does not preclude creative style or expression as long as the creative expression serves an overall purpose of conveying facts, information, and learning.

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Which of the following considerations is most important when keeping a personal journal?

That you write regularly, regardless of how you choose to express your thoughts and feelings

That the grammar and punctuation be accurate

That the sections be all the same length

That you eventually submit it to a literary agent

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: That you write regularly, regardless of how you choose to express your thoughts and feelings

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What is "bias"?

The similarity between ideas

The negative feeling between two ideas in a work of journalistic non-fiction

The specific tone of a work, or specific voice of the writer

When an author prejudices the reader in favor of one side of a subject by not covering the topic fairly

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: When an author prejudices the reader in favor of one side of a subject by not covering the topic fairly

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How is the copyright of a fiction or non-fiction work typically divided up?

Most copyright licenses or contracts last for seventy years after the author's death.

Randomly or by lottery

By lots of ten years either in the Western world or east of the international date line

By time and territory; i.e., in terms of regions of the world and the length of time for which the copyright is licensed

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: By time and territory; i.e., in terms of regions of the world and the length of time for which the copyright is licensed

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What is expressive writing (as opposed to expository or persuasive writing)?

Writing whose main aim is to succinctly describe an object in the world

Argumentative writing with a rhetorical aim

Writing whose main aim is to explore personal experiences and which is focused on the writer instead of on a subject or even on technical

Writing that expresses a political or social opinion

b and d

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: b and d

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What does it mean if a play script is said to be "unsolicited"?

It has been sent back from the production company to the playwright.

It has been sent upon request, usually from the playwright to the production company.

It has been sent without a specific request, usually from the playwright to the production company.

It is either too short or too long.

a, b, and c

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: It has been sent without a specific request, usually from the playwright to the production company.

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Which of the following lists contains the names of people who are commonly regarded as great American playwrights?

Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller

William Shakespeare, Arthur Conan Doyle, Charlie Parker

Arthur Miller, James Copeland, Henry James

Oscar Wilde, Tennessee Williams, Flannery O'Connor

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller

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When staging a play, what does the abbreviation "SPFX" stand for?

Special Entrance

Special Effects

Second Prompter

Special Affects

Extra Speaker

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Special Effects

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