3-40. Which of the following statements characterize(s) a utility article? 1. The writing is colorful and fast-paced 2. It is short and simple and contains the element of humor or  oddity 3. It often involves handicaps or disadvantages that a person overcomes by determination and common  sense 4. It  is  sometimes  called  the “how-to-do-it”  article  and  it usually  features  expository, or  explanatory,  material 3-41. The interview article is NOT characterized by which of the following   statements? 1. It  requires  much  advance planning 2. It presents questions and answers  that  offer  a  subject’s views on a given topic 3. Quite often it requires very little  background  information on the person being interviewed 4. It  requires  thorough  research on  the  person  being  interviewed 3-42. What is probably the most popular and best-selling type of short article  for  magazines? 1. The  utility  article 2. The  featurette 3. The  narrative 4. The  interview  article 3–43. Which of the following types of magazine articles is intended solely to entertain the reader? 1. The  utility  article 2. The  narrative 3. The  featurette 4. The personality sketch 3-44. Story  ideas  for  magazine are  available  from  which following   sources? 1. Books  and  magazines articles of  the 2. The writer’s observation of  people  and  events 3. The writer’s memory of past  experiences 4. All of the above 3-45. You  should  begin  all  magazine articles with which of the following  steps? 1. Outline the proposed article 2. Secure a market for the story to  be  developed 3. Bring the idea into sharp focus with a statement of its purpose 4. Thoroughly research the idea to determine  its  feasibility 3-46. A writer can expect to find in the Reader’s  Guide  to  Periodical Literature  which of the following items of information? 1. A  listing  of  recently  published material,    indexed  according  to subject,  title  and  author 2. A list of subjects not written about  within  a  two-week  period 3. A list of subjects reserved by individual  authors  for  future works 4. A  listing  of  authors,  subjects and  titles  of  works  currently being  written 3-47. What basic knowledge can a writer obtain  from  the  Reader’s  Guide  to Periodical Literature? 1. The  market  for  a  particular manuscript 2. The freshness of an idea 3. The market value of a particular  story 4. The names and addresses of  agents  whose  clients  are being  published 18