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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) They are often deviate from strict chronology in order to make a point.
(b) Almost all of them incorporate at least some cause and effect structure.
(c) They often use a cause and effect structure.
(d) Almost all of them are written in strict chronological order.

2. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," what does Foster say is the main difference between New Journalism and immersive journalism?
(a) Immersive journalists are strictly objective.
(b) Immersive journalists want to be seen as clever, inventive writers.
(c) Immersive journalists do not try to draw attention to themselves.
(d) Immersive journalists use many more techniques usually found in fiction.

3. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," Foster says that the placement of newspaper columns often creates a "dichotomy." What is he accusing them of doing?
(a) Making it difficult for readers to understand the nuances of their arguments.
(b) Creating the impression that fair and balanced coverage is unimportant.
(c) Making it difficult for readers to find information outside of the two-party system.
(d) Creating the impression that there are only two possible points of view.

4. What is being discussed in Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," when Foster says that the "form and tone of the essay must fit the writer like a suit" (144)?
(a) Conflict and theme.
(b) Subjectivity and attachment.
(c) Style and voice.
(d) Characterization and personality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, "Source Code,"what does Foster say about researching primary sources on microfiche?

2. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what does Foster mean when he uses the word "dichotomy"?

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

4. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say about offering a source the chance to correct themselves if they claim that they misspoke?

5. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," Foster uses the word "etymologically" to describe what?

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