English Language

Question: If editorial work is done in-house, it would most likely be carried out by which of the following people?
A
A freelancer

B
The publisher

C
The managing director

D
A desk editor

E
An intern

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Question: The overuse of _______ should be avoided in fiction writing because it can lead to weak, unrealistic, and ineffective prose.
A
nouns and verbs

B
chapters and paragraphs

C
adjectives and adverbs

D
beginnings and endings

E
All of these

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Question: What are page proofs?
A
The individual pages of a book in the publishing process that are still in draft format and that the author, editor, and typesetter mark up for possible changes

B
The proofreading marks that appear on the pages of an almost-finished book or publication

C
The watermarks on the copyright, introduction, and contents pages

D
The final, proofread, camera-ready pages that are being sent to press

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Question: A pseudonym is _______ .
A
a ballpoint pen

B
specific editorial deletion method

C
a pen name, or the name under which a writer is published

D
a novel's release date

E
the term for pulping old books

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Question: Which of the following statements best illustrates the primary purpose of writing dialogue?
A
Dialogue shares information by narrating the story.

B
Dialogue is less important than other aspects of story-telling such as setting, theme, and characterization.

C
Dialogue propels the plot forward through a character's actions rather than through his words.

D
Dialogue reflects the speaking voice of the character.

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Question: A book that sells in great numbers and makes the top-selling lists of major newspapers is often called a _______ .
A
major success

B
big-time book

C
bestseller

D
bank-breaker

E
publisher's lunch

F
dime-store novel

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Question: Publishing companies are often called publishing ________ .
A
super-conglomerates

B
corporations

C
houses

D
cottages

E
None of these

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Question: What is the difference between a closed plot and an open plot?
A
An open plot involves marriage at the end, while a closed plot involves murder.

B
An open plot is one in which conflict is resolved at the end, while a closed plot is one in which conflict is not resolved.

C
A closed plot is one in which conflict is resolved at the end, while an open plot is one in which conflict is not resolved.

D
There is no difference between an open and closed plot.

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Question: A flashback is _______.
A
brighter, more positive moment for a character or for the tone of the story as a whole

B
a flashy sequence during which the style of writing becomes disjointed, similar to modernist writing

C
a section in which the narrative goes back in time, often within the mind of a character, to events preceding the current action

D
a section of narrative immediately following a flash-forward

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Question: In fiction writing, the term 'allusion' refers to _______.
A
the dark tone of a narrative

B
the alternating movement between comedy and tragedy in a narrative

C
an instance in which a speaker's words are meant to mean the opposite of their literal meaning, or when the speaker's words are undermined by the narrator

D
an indirect historical or cultural reference made by the writer or one of his characters in a narrative

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Question: If editorial work is done in-house, it would most likely be carried out by which of the following people?

Question: The overuse of _______ should be avoided in fiction writing because it can lead to weak, unrealistic, and ineffective prose.

Question: What are page proofs?

Question: A pseudonym is _______ .

Question: Which of the following statements best illustrates the primary purpose of writing dialogue?

Question: A book that sells in great numbers and makes the top-selling lists of major newspapers is often called a _______ .

Question: Publishing companies are often called publishing ________ .

Question: What is the difference between a closed plot and an open plot?

Question: A flashback is _______.

Question: In fiction writing, the term 'allusion' refers to _______.