见面课：Workshop on Creative Nonfiction
1、问题:Different from a memoir, an autobiography tells the story of our lives in a more __ way.
选项：
A:complete
B:complex
C: subtle
D:indirect
答案: 【complete】
2、问题:Creative nonfiction is based on _ from our own point of view.
选项：
A:imaginary experiences
B:subjective experiences
C:fictional experiences
D:real-life experiences
答案: 【real-life experiences 】
3、问题:Compared with nonfiction of history, creative nonfiction writers are supposed to be .
选项：
A:subjective
B:neutral
C:objective
D:exciting
答案: 【subjective】
4、问题:What can we do to share our fun with readers?
选项：
A:write as many objective facts as possible
B:exclude all details
C:present the whole process of discovery
D:directly tell them the findings
答案: 【present the whole process of discovery】
5、问题:When it comes to diction, if your subject is personal, _____ will be most appropriate.
选项：
A:your own conversational diction
B:proper terms
C:metaphorical diction
D:none of the above
答案: 【your own conversational diction】
见面课：Workshop on Drama
1、问题: The 10-minute play is one of the shortest forms of a ___.
选项：
A:short short story
B:three-act play
C:one-act play
D:full-length play
答案: 【one-act play】
2、问题:After identifying your characters, you will add your setting, which refers both to _.
选项：
A:time and thing
B:time and place
C:place and thing
D:plot and narration
答案: 【time and place】
3、问题: Three of your best tools in writing drama are characters and characterization, dialogue, and___.
选项：
A: conflict
B:climax
C:plot
D:theme
答案: 【theme】
4、问题: ______becomes foregrounded in the genre of drama, which means it tends to take a more central role than in other genres.
选项：
A:Dialogue
B:Theme
C:Characterization
D:Plot
答案: 【Dialogue】
5、问题:Which of the following does not explain the reason for us to share creative writings with others?
选项：
A:It completes the circle of communication.
B:To show how excellent our works are.
C:To be sure that we have communicated what we intended to express as effectively as possible.
D:To connect with others.
答案: 【To show how excellent our works are.】
见面课：Workshop on Fiction
1、问题: Which of the following can be seen as the most serious fiction?
选项：
A:Fantasy fiction
B:Literary fiction
C:Genre fiction
D:Horror fiction
答案: 【Literary fiction】
2、问题:What is the most popular type of genre fiction?
选项：
A:short fiction
B:science fiction
C:flash fiction
D: normal fiction
答案: 【short fiction】
3、问题: The opposite of a three-dimensional character is __.
选项：
A:a flat character
B: a demon
C:an angel
D:a fully-fleshed character
答案: 【a flat character】
4、问题: Three great prompts for starting the short story are to begin with one of these three starting points: character, event, or __.
选项：
A:theme
B:climax
C:time
D: setting
答案: 【 setting】
5、问题: In addition to being ___, dialogue in fiction should always serve the purpose of revealing character, moving the plot forward, or both.
选项：
A:authentic
B:ambiguous
C:difficult
D:intricate
答案: 【authentic】
见面课：Workshop on Poems
1、问题:The three musical tools in poetry are rhythm, rhyme and __.
选项：
A: alliteration
B:stress
C:foot
D: juxtaposition
答案: 【 alliteration】
2、问题: What is the function of repetition?
选项：
A:To make your friends and family laugh.
B:To highlight the repeated part.
C:To lengthen the content.
D:To give a fresh view of life, to see things in a wholly new and energized way.
答案: 【To highlight the repeated part.】
3、问题:The number of lines of stanzas is _.
选项：
A:fixed
B:variable
C:steady
D: certain
答案: 【variable】
4、问题:What do we call a poem written for a special occasion?
选项：
A:Occasional poem
B:Special poem
C:Professional poem
D:Meaningful poem
答案: 【Occasional poem】
5、问题: Free verse tends to use ___ diction.
选项：
A:conversational
B:elevated
C:formal
D:invented
答案: 【conversational】
第一章 单元测试
1、单选题：
If we want readers to see our writing as valuable, we need to pay attention to three things: subject, style, and ______.
选项：
A:punctuation
B:presentation
C:context
D:length
答案: 【presentation】
2、单选题：
The values of literature include the following EXCEPT ______.
选项：
A:We read poems, plays, stories, and essays to learn what it is to be human.
B:It discourages us from knowing and improving ourselves and our world
C:Literature feeds our dreams and aspirations.
D:We read for the adventure of finding out about life in other times and places.
答案: 【It discourages us from knowing and improving ourselves and our world】
3、单选题：
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
选项：
A:In creative writing, you can write anything you want any way you want.
B:In creative writing, you have more freedom to develop your own unique style.
C:In creative writing, you have more freedom to choose what to write about.
D:Creative writing has great value as a means of self-expression.
答案: 【In creative writing, you can write anything you want any way you want.】
4、单选题：
What is the benefit of creative writing?
选项：
A:We make new contacts and build close bonds with others by sharing our creative writing with them.
B:We learn to appreciate nature’s beauty by seeing and listening to it like a child with fresh eyes and ears.
C:All of the options
D:Through the expression of our own words, thoughts, and emotions, we meet our true selves.
答案: 【All of the options】
5、单选题：
Creative writing emphasizes the following EXCEPT ______.
选项：
A:imagination
B:individuality
C:creativity
D:pleasure
答案: 【pleasure】
6、单选题：
Metaphorically speaking, creative writing is not about the ingredients to prepare a certain meal we have eaten and enjoyed before, but about the adventure of the ______ meal.
选项：
A:unknown
B:normal
C:usual
D:known
答案: 【unknown】
7、单选题：
What is the only way to become truly educated and move ahead in life?
选项：
A:Going to a good university
B:Embarking on new paths of knowledge and experience
C:Traveling a lot
D:Reading extensively
答案: 【Embarking on new paths of knowledge and experience】
8、单选题：
What did people throughout history all over the world—including China—not do to become better writers?
选项：
A:Following traditions
B:Imagining
C:Working hard
D:Moving out of their hometown
答案: 【Moving out of their hometown】
9、单选题：
What can you do when you are writing in the way of stream of consciousness?
选项：
A:Sit in a sofa in a comfortable position so as to recall something.
B:Take time to worry whether your words make sense or follow logically.
C:Take time to edit your outpourings.
D:Write down absolutely everything in your mind or what you notice.
答案: 【Write down absolutely everything in your mind or what you notice.】
10、单选题：
Which of the following ways can help you get started on your creative writing?
选项：
A:Writing about smells which impress you a lot.
B:Writing to music.
C:Using the stream of consciousness.
D:All of the options.
答案: 【All of the options.】
第二章 单元测试
1、单选题：
The three musical tools in poetry are rhythm, rhyme and ______.
选项：
A:alliteration
B:juxtaposition
C:foot
D:stress
答案: 【alliteration】
2、单选题：
Where does western poetry tradition begin?
选项：
A:Greece
B:England
C:France
D:Rome
答案: 【Greece】
3、单选题：
Who originally created and sang poems?
选项：
A:Priests
B:Bards
C:Scholars
D:Royals
答案: 【Bards】
4、单选题：
The opposite of an end-stopped line is called ______.
选项：
A:an enjambed line
B:a stanza
C:a cinquain
D:a couplet
答案: 【an enjambed line】
5、单选题：
Which of the following statements about couplets is NOT true?
选项：
A:A couplet—just like a couple—means two lines.
B:Couplets can be very effective in end-stopped form when the first line asks a question, like a riddle, and the second line gives the answer.
C:The two lines in a couplet must have the same number of words.
D:Each line can stand alone by itself and make sense.
答案: 【The two lines in a couplet must have the same number of words.】
6、单选题：
Three lines is called a ______.
选项：
A:tercet
B:quatrain
C:couplet.
D:stanza
答案: 【tercet 】
7、单选题：
Figurative language is not ______.
选项：
A:stereotypical
B:exaggerated
C:sensory
D:emotional
答案: 【stereotypical】
8、单选题：
A poem in two voices is to use stanzas to tell about something from two different ______.
选项：
A:directions
B:people
C:points of view
D:places
答案: 【points of view】
9、单选题：
Onomatopoeia _________.
选项：
A:is a kind of sound made by people.
B:doesn’t involve rhyme and rhythm.
C:cannot be used with other figures of speech.
D:means words that sound like what they mean.
答案: 【means words that sound like what they mean.】
10、单选题：
What is repetition?
选项：
A:The use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words.
B:Comparing something to something else.
C: Doing or saying the same thing many times.
D:Speaking or writing that makes something sound better, more exciting, etc. than it really is.
答案: 【 Doing or saying the same thing many times.】
第三章 单元测试
1、单选题：
Historical fiction is also called_______.
选项：
A:period fiction
B: romance
C:historical records
D:legend
答案: 【period fiction】
2、单选题：
Which of the following statements is correct?
选项：
A:Historical fictions always end tragically.
B:If you’re writing about Mongolia in the time of Kubla Khan, your main character is more likely to be a fisherman.
C:Research and verisimilitude are highly important in writing historical fictions.
D:You can make up anything without limitations in writing historical fictions.
答案: 【Research and verisimilitude are highly important in writing historical fictions.】
3、单选题：
What are the two big categories of fiction we have discussed?
选项：
A:literary fiction and flash fiction.
B:literary fiction and non-literary fiction
C:literary fiction and science fiction
D:literary ficti on and genre fiction
答案: 【literary ficti on and genre fiction】
4、单选题：
What is the most popular type of genre fiction?
选项：
A:science fiction
B:normal fiction
C:short fiction
D:flash fiction
答案: 【science fiction】
5、单选题：
Flash fiction is also called the ________.
选项：
A:prose poem
B:very short story
C:all of the above
D:short short story
答案: 【all of the above】
6、单选题：
Who is “A Letter to You” written to?
选项：
A:His university
B:His mother
C:His old friend
D:His teacher
答案: 【His university】
7、单选题：
What do we mean by “fiction”?
选项：
A:Fiction that tells a story that might happen in an imaginary world.
B:Fiction that tells a story that’s been invented or made up by the character.
C:Fiction that tells a story that’s been invented or made up by the author.
D:Fiction that tells a story that might happen in real life.
答案: 【Fiction that tells a story that’s been invented or made up by the author.】
8、单选题：
Which of the following can be seen as the most serious fiction?
选项：
A:Genre fiction
B:Fantasy fiction
C:Horror fiction
D:Literary fiction
答案: 【Literary fiction】
9、单选题：
What does not the prose poetry rely on?
选项：
A:images
B:figures
C:plot
D:description
答案: 【plot 】
10、单选题：
The Austrian writer Franz Kafka said some of the greatest literature is related to the detection of .
选项：
A:connotation
B:plot
C:fun
D:mystery
答案: 【mystery 】
第四章 单元测试
1、单选题：
In creative nonfiction, _________ can bring readers right into the heart of the action.
选项：
A:the future tense
B:the present tense
C:the present perfect tense
D:the past tense
答案: 【the present tense】
2、单选题：
What does “the miniature” mean in this lecture?
选项：
A:The art of painting
B:Something of a much smaller size than normal
C:A new form of creative writing
D:A copy on a much reduced scale
答案: 【A new form of creative writing】
3、单选题：
“All writers should pretend they are from the planet Mars and have just landed on earth for the first time” is put forward by_________.
选项：
A:Ezra Pound
B:an alien
C:Craig Raine
D:a Martian writer
答案: 【Craig Raine】
4、单选题：
One trick is to try to describe the world using the senses and perspective of———, filled with innocent wonder at all that life holds.
选项：
A:a woman
B:an adult
C:a man
D:a child
答案: 【a child】
5、单选题：
By what way can we present our own lives in ways that readers will find fascinating?
选项：
A:Creative nonfiction
B:The segmented essay
C:Miniature writing
D: Being yourself
答案: 【Creative nonfiction】
6、单选题：
What do we learn in all vast variety of creative nonfiction?
选项：
A:Meanings of being human
B:A better understanding of our own lives
C:Fascinating lives of other human being
D:Experience of being yourself
答案: 【Meanings of being human】
7、单选题：
What does the French verb “essayer” exactly mean?
选项：
A:Not to give something a try
B:To be a writer
C:To give something a try
D:To write an essay
答案: 【To give something a try】
8、单选题：
What are some types of creative nonfiction intended to convey?
选项：
A:Specific types of helpful advice or other informative content
B:Some exact figures of certain experiments
C:The author’s immature personal feelings
D:Some imaginary touching stories
答案: 【Specific types of helpful advice or other informative content】
9、单选题：
Which one is not favoured in writing meditative essay?
选项：
A:What you are wondering about the future
B:Life’s challenges
C:Generalized contents and clichés
D:What you have learned through experience
答案: 【Generalized contents and clichés】
10、单选题：
Advice, manuals, instructions, memoirs, reflections, and personal interpretations of history all belong to the genre of_________
选项：
A:creative nonfiction
B:Poetry
C:drama
D:fiction
答案: 【creative nonfiction】
第五章 单元测试
1、单选题：
A 10-minute play will be approximately________ pages long and laid out using one of the traditional playscript formats.
选项：
A:3
B:8
C:6
D:10
答案: 【10
】
2、单选题：
The 10-minute play is one of the shortest forms of a _________.
选项：
A:full-length play
B:short short story
C:three-act play
D:one-act play
答案: 【one-act play】
3、单选题：
What is creative writing for Except?
选项：
A:To know ourselves
B:To be famous
C:To make our voices heard
D:To leave a mark on the world
答案: 【To be famous】
4、单选题：
What can we learn through the model or example of other writers?
选项：
A:All of the options
B:Tools
C:Forms, methods
D:Innovative ways
答案: 【All of the options】
5、单选题：
In addition to being appropriate to your characters and setting, the content of your dialogue should help reveal the play’s theme, deepen your audience’s insight into your characters, add important details of backstory, and move the plot arc forward.
选项：
A:content of your dialogue
B:climax of the story
C:expressions of feelings
D:personalities of your character
答案: 【content of your dialogue】
6、单选题：
________becomes foregrounded in the genre of drama, which means it tends to take a more central role than in other genres.
选项：
A: Plot
B:Characterization
C:Dialogue
D:Theme
答案: 【Dialogue】
7、单选题：
Three of your best tools in writing drama are characters and characterization, dialogue, and________
选项：
A:plot
B:conflict
C:theme
D:climax
答案: 【theme】
8、单选题：
You’ve found that the tools of can have a big impact when you are conveying the speaker’s point of view in your poems.
选项：
A:settings
B:characterization
C:plot
D:feelings
答案: 【characterization】
9、单选题：
Which of the following sentences is the best definition of a log line in this lecture?
选项：
A:It is a summary of a television program or film.
B:It is a line to which a ship’s log is attached.
C:It is a knotted cord.
D:It is a one-sentence summary of the script.
答案: 【It is a one-sentence summary of the script.】
10、单选题：
What can be included in a backstory?
选项：
A:the character’s personality
B:the character’s work experience
C:the character’s birthplace
D:All of the options
答案: 【All of the options】
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