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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." through Chapter 8, "Bringing the News".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster describes the Larry Nassar scandal as an illustration of what?
(a) The ways in which trusted people can betray others.
(b) The importance of community newspapers.
(c) The difficulties of investigative journalism.
(d) How major universities sometimes engage in cover ups.

2. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what does Foster say is the purpose of the "four Ps?"
(a) To explain the structural design of the work.
(b) To lay out the essentials of the work to follow.
(c) To establish the writer's credibility.
(d) To fill the reader in on important context.

3. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what consequence does Foster say the rise of the internet has had?
(a) A rise in people's awareness of current events.
(b) A new respect for minority opinions.
(c) A lack of respect for, and recognition of, expertise.
(d) A decline in the average American's reading ability.

4. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," what reason does Foster give for journalists generally being proved correct despite public mistrust?
(a) Professionalism.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Stubbornness.
(d) Strategy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," which is the only type of nonfiction that Foster says doesn't need "rock-solid" sources (69)?

2. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say about offering equal space and analysis to opposing arguments?

3. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," Foster says that which type of nonfiction is usually better off starting at the beginning chronologically?

4. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what problem does Foster say can arise if readers do not understand the forms of writing?

5. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," Foster introduces the term "structural design," saying that it is similar to which term related to fiction?

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