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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 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster say is the point of having a variety of media sources?
(a) Accuracy.
(b) Depth of coverage.
(c) Appealing to different readers.
(d) Time.

2. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what part of a text does Foster say is "under-read"? (39).
(a) Introductions.
(b) The index.
(c) The table of contents.
(d) Titles.

3. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," why does Foster think Ambrose chose Merriwether Lewis's perspective for his history Undaunted Courage?
(a) It was Lewis that President Lincoln asked to undertake the journey.
(b) There are more primary sources about Lewis.
(c) Many histories have already covered William Clark's perspective.
(d) Lewis is a more interesting figure.

4. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what implicit assertion about online writing does Foster make?
(a) It is capable of presenting hard news in a more timely fashion than print media can.
(b) It is often more accurate and more engaging than print media.
(c) It is susceptible to fewer hidden biases and is therefore more objective.
(d) It is nearly always lower quality than the writing in print sources.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster say is true of the sports section?

2. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what does Foster call the "most famous" African American autobiography (171)?

3. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what advice does Foster give about the copyright page?

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

5. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what is the purpose of Foster's discussion of structure in Coming into the Country?

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