CRWR 200: Quiz#2
Question 1 1 pts
Well-written, pieces of creative nonfiction can give the reader the feeling that they are reading fiction.
True
False
Question 2 1 pts
According to our class discussion, using a mumble track in songwriting refers to:
an old Motown technique for composing lyrics for soul music
the unnatural rhythm of language
a method of coming up with lyrics
a method of concealing certain information by mumbling
the background vocals that support the chorus
The Revival
,Question 3 1 pts
The writer most closely associated with the form Gonzo Journalism is
Tom Wolfe
Wells Tower
Norman Mailer
George Plimpton
Hunter Thompson
Question 4 1 pts
Why is the author travelling with his father in the literary journalism piece, “The Old Man at Burning Man”?
The author’s father is a landscape painter trying to capture the beauty of Nevada’s Black
Rock desert
The author and his father are both writers so they are on a research trip together
The Burning Man Festival’s headliner is U2, the author’s father’s favourite band
The author hasn’t seen his father in over twenty years so they decide to have a reunion at
the Burning Man festival
The author’s father has terminal cancer so they have made a pact to travel together to a
new destination every year
, Question 5 1 pts
The word lyric is derived from the ancient Greek word for “lyre,” meaning:
a stringed musical instrument
a person who doesn’t tell the truth
an ancient Greek worship poem
a tool used for harvesting (in other words, the “harvesting” of fruitful lyrics)
a type singing style performed in ancient Greece
Question 6 1 pts
Apart from a few exceptions, creative nonfiction always includes the genre of
academic writing.
True
False
Question 7 1 pts
In the excerpt from the memoir piece “Cockeyed" that we read in class, the
author causes havoc at a particular location due to the fact that he is losing his
sight. The location he describes is .
Question 1 1 pts
Well-written, pieces of creative nonfiction can give the reader the feeling that they are reading fiction.
True
False
Question 2 1 pts
According to our class discussion, using a mumble track in songwriting refers to:
an old Motown technique for composing lyrics for soul music
the unnatural rhythm of language
a method of coming up with lyrics
a method of concealing certain information by mumbling
the background vocals that support the chorus
The Revival
,Question 3 1 pts
The writer most closely associated with the form Gonzo Journalism is
Tom Wolfe
Wells Tower
Norman Mailer
George Plimpton
Hunter Thompson
Question 4 1 pts
Why is the author travelling with his father in the literary journalism piece, “The Old Man at Burning Man”?
The author’s father is a landscape painter trying to capture the beauty of Nevada’s Black
Rock desert
The author and his father are both writers so they are on a research trip together
The Burning Man Festival’s headliner is U2, the author’s father’s favourite band
The author hasn’t seen his father in over twenty years so they decide to have a reunion at
the Burning Man festival
The author’s father has terminal cancer so they have made a pact to travel together to a
new destination every year
, Question 5 1 pts
The word lyric is derived from the ancient Greek word for “lyre,” meaning:
a stringed musical instrument
a person who doesn’t tell the truth
an ancient Greek worship poem
a tool used for harvesting (in other words, the “harvesting” of fruitful lyrics)
a type singing style performed in ancient Greece
Question 6 1 pts
Apart from a few exceptions, creative nonfiction always includes the genre of
academic writing.
True
False
Question 7 1 pts
In the excerpt from the memoir piece “Cockeyed" that we read in class, the
author causes havoc at a particular location due to the fact that he is losing his
sight. The location he describes is .
