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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. 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?
(a) Storyboard.
(b) Story plan.
(c) Plot structure.
(d) Narrative strategy.

2. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what does Foster say the first job of the writer is, on page one?
(a) To create a personal bond with the reader.
(b) To be clear and concise.
(c) To tell the truth.
(d) To get the reader to page two.

3. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster call the rules governing different forms of nonfiction?
(a) Syntax.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Precepts.
(d) Laws.

4. According to "The Building Blocks of Arguments," what are the "grounds" of a argument?
(a) Factual data and evidence.
(b) The backing of a rebuttal or qualification.
(c) Explanations of the relationship between facts and claims.
(d) The conclusions that an argument is based on.

5. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," Foster uses the word "etymologically" to describe what?
(a) The definitions of words.
(b) Similar sounding words.
(c) The opposites of words.
(d) The origins of words.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," what does Foster give as the basic meaning of "preface," "prologue," and "foreward"?

2. What definition of "lede" does Foster give In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere"?

3. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," Foster mentions a "squib." What is a squib, in this context?

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

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

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