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The writer's grimoire, part 1

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The writers grimoire part 1 game quiz
"In a multi-part series, we will explore what it is that composes a skillful writer's art, and what elements are necessary for success. This first installment discusses the basics, from grammar to essential vocabulary and linguistics."

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1. The following is a subordinate or dependent clause: "Because she is an inventor".
    True
    False


2. Next we shall deal with logical linguistics, and their application.
For the following four questions, choose the type of sentence that is seen in the question text.

If segments are congruent, then they have equal measures.
    Converse statement
    Conditional statement
    Contrapositive statement
    Inverse statement


3. Given the logical statement "if segments are congruent, then they have equal measures," what kind of statement is the following?

If segments have equal measures, then they are congruent.
    Converse statement
    Contrapositive statement
    Conditional statement
    Inverse statement


4. Given the logical statement "if segments are congruent, then they have equal measures," the following statement is which type of statement?

If segments are not congruent, then they do not have equal measures.
    Inverse statement
    Converse statement
    Conditional statement
    Contrapositive statement


5. Given the logical statement "if segments are congruent, then they have equal measures," what kind of statement is the following?

If segments do not have equal measures, then they are not congruent.
    Converse statement
    Contrapositive statement
    Inverse statement
    Conditional statement


6. Evaluate this sentence. "Coyotes were yapping along the hills to the south and they were calling from the dark shapes of the rimlands above the boy, where their cries seemed to have no origin other than the night itself."

The line "above the boy, where their cries seemed to have no origin other than the night itself" would serve best to do what?
    Give a sense of extreme isolation.
    Outline the geographical landscape of the story.
    Convey the physical feeling of an icy breeze.
    Personify the hills as watching entities.


7. "Come, my lords, rise and join me in this march. Come, my people, throw down your work-soiled tools and let us ride. Come, all slaves of this madness, arise, for our time has come!"

What rhetorical device is showcased above?
    anaphora
    cataphora
    epistrophe
    anastrophe


8. Gallows humor, a type of humor often employed to give a character depth in crucial situations or to lighten the mood of a serious tale, is separate from "black comedy" because gallows humor is expressed by the character who is in the serious situation.
    True
    False


9. Though the generalized view of grammar is that of a coherent system, or a system defined by syntax and structure, the reality is that multiple syntactical theories exist. Which of these theories postulates that language and syntax are driven by probabilities?
    Lexical-functional grammar
    Tree-adjoining grammar
    Stochastic context
    Minimalist program


10. Finally, what would be the proper term for the representation of an idea or concept through an indirect manner? An example of this is using the sun to represent freedom or morality.
    soliloquy
    Personification
    Symbolism
    Anthropomorphization


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Compiled Jun 28 12