Dr. Mark Jordan ~ ENGL 2311: Technical Writing Quiz on Chapter Fifteen: This is an open-book quiz. You can find the answers either in your text or in my Chapter 15 Summary (see the menu bar above for a live link). To submit the quiz, simply number your answers to match the questions, then send me your answers as email to markwjordan@earthlink.net . You should probably compose your answers in your word processor, and then either copy and paste them into an email message, or send them as an attached file, whichever you prefer. If you send your answers as an attached file, you must save the file in the RTF format to prevent transmitting viruses. You must also use this filename: Yourinitialsq1 (example: jqpq1, meaning John Q. Public, Quiz One). Otherwise I will not accept your file. On this quiz, the only formatting I am interested in for your answers is that they be properly numbered, and that your quiz shows your name for proper identification. As with the first quiz, I want you to answer concisely rather than to repeat large blocks of Lannon's or my explanations. Notice that the questions are arranged by heading and subheading as shown in the book. Due Date This quiz is due by Friday, September 3rd. Here is the quiz: Page Design in Workplace Writing (1) What is the purpose of all these formatting features? Creating a Usable Design Use adequate white space. (2) What is "white space," and what is one of its uses? Provide ample and appropriate margins. (3) Define justified and unjustified right-hand margins. Which did I say I prefer? Keep line spacing consistent. (4) What is line spacing? What line spacing is preferred in technical documents? Do you indent paragraphs normally in technical writing? (5) What is an orphan? What is a widow? Use lists for easy reading. (6) Why use vertical lists? When do you use a numbered list rather than a bulleted list? (7) Define or give an example of grammatical parallelism in a list (an example must list two items to get credit). (8) Is any explanation necessary before a list? Why or why not? Use standard type sizes. (9) What is the standard type size for normal sentences and paragraphs in a document? Select appropriate fonts. (10) Define serif and sans-serif type. Which is better for normal sentences and paragraphs in a hardcopy document? Which is better for headings? Highlighting for Emphasis (11) Is it acceptable to use ALL CAPS in every word and sentence in a document, even email? Why or why not? (12) Name three other common styles of highlighting information. Using Headings (13) Name one reason why you should use headings and subheadings in a technical document. (14) If you are composing a document using an outline (as you should), what is the relationship between that outline and your headings? Lay out headings by level. (15) I listed five levels of headings, the first being the title. What are the other four? (For this question, please use the heading names I used in my Chapter 15 Summary rather than those used in your book.) (16) What is meant by keeping all headings of a particular level "visually consistent" with each other? (17) Visually speaking, how should all headings of one level relate to all the headings of a higher level? (18) Which levels of headings, including the Title level, did I use in my summary of Chapter Fifteen? (19) What are three features of websites which are not used in hardcopy documents? (20) Pick one thing which still puzzles you about this chapter, phrase it as a question, and answer it.

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