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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 9, "Living the News" through Chapter 12, "That Is So Last Year".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," Foster makes what point about newspaper articles?
(a) Almost all of them are written in strict chronological order.
(b) They are often deviate from strict chronology in order to make a point.
(c) Almost all of them incorporate at least some cause and effect structure.
(d) They often use a cause and effect structure.

2. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," which is the only type of nonfiction that Foster says doesn't need "rock-solid" sources (69)?
(a) Biography.
(b) Reportage.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Memoir.

3. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what advice does Foster give about the copyright page?
(a) This page contains important information about where the author got pieces of information used in the text.
(b) This information is just a legal notice and most readers should just ignore it.
(c) When reading as a part of research, never leave this page without recording the information it contains.
(d) This page is optional and readers should not expect to find it in every book.

4. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," where does Foster say editorial content can usually be found in the newspaper?
(a) Throughout most sections.
(b) At the very end of the last section.
(c) The last page or pages of the front section.
(d) In its own section.

5. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," Foster mentions a "squib." What is a squib, in this context?
(a) A miniature explosive device.
(b) The misfire of a gun due to insufficient force.
(c) A short, satirical piece of writing.
(d) A non-magical person born to wizards.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say about disclaimers like "I don't dislike soccer" (52)?

2. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster says that rules are determined by content, not codex. What does this mean?

3. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what does Foster say is the purpose of the academic five-paragraph essay?

4. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," says that political cartoons and punditry are examples of what type of nonfiction?

5. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster call the "gold standard" of sources (63)?

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