CREATIVE NONFICTION — 2ND QUARTER TEST

What does the word “memoir” mean?

• A. Life story

• B. Memory

• C. Reflection

• D. Experience

Who is considered the father of the essay?

• Pico Iyer

• Michel de Montaigne

• Ryszard Kapuscinski

• Nick Joaquin

The first complete autobiography is known as what work?

• The Diary of Anne Frank

• The Confession of St. Augustine

• The Essays

• The Iliad

Who is the Father of modern Polish literary reportage?

• William Blunell

• Nick Joaquin

• Ryszard Kapuscinski

• Pico Iyer

What is the main goal of an expository essay?

• To entertain

• To argue

• To inform or explain

• To persuade

“Literature in a hurry” is a phrase coined by whom?

• Nick Joaquin

• Michael Pollan

• Michel de Montaigne

• Lao Tzu

What is the focus of a biography?

• The writer's own life

• Another person's life

• Fictional events

• Nature

Which type of essay appeals mainly to logic and reasoning?

• Descriptive

• Expository

• Argumentative

• Narrative

"To write what you remember" best describes which nonfiction form?

• Memoir

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Essay

The main character and narrator in a memoir is who?

• A. A friend

• B. The author

• C. The reader

• D. The journalist