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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonaction Information" through Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The section of this book called "The Books in the Book" is what part of the book?
(a) A preface.
(b) An appendix.
(c) The introduction.
(d) A foreward.

2. Based on Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," how would Foster sum up the place of newspapers in today's world?
(a) Although they are losing popularity, they are still an essential form of news media.
(b) Print newspapers may be obsolete, but online newspapers serve the same purpose.
(c) Because we have invested heavily in modern newspapers, they have grown in popularity.
(d) In a connected world, newspapers are simply irrelevant.

3. The section of this book called "What's Going on Around Here?" is what part of the book?
(a) A foreward.
(b) The introduction.
(c) An appendix.
(d) A preface.

4. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," how does Foster define "specialty journalism"?
(a) Forms of journalism devoted to a single subject area.
(b) Feature writing.
(c) The newspaper sports section.
(d) Editorial writing.

5. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what are the "four Ps" that Foster discusses?
(a) Purpose, paraphrase, platform, and paragraph.
(b) Purpose, proposal, program, and plan.
(c) Problem, proposal, program, and plan.
(d) Problem, promise, program, and platform.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "The Building Blocks of Arguments," what is the only form of nonfiction that is not argumentative?

2. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster call the rules governing different forms of nonfiction?

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

4. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," why is "foreward" spelled with an "e" instead of as we usually see it, "forward"?

5. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," what does Foster say distinguishes the prologue from a preface?

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