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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. According to Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what are the sidebar discussions found in the book's back matter called?
(a) The appendix.
(b) Callouts.
(c) The index.
(d) Content notes.

2. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," where does Foster say editorial content can usually be found in the newspaper?
(a) Throughout most sections.
(b) The last page or pages of the front section.
(c) At the very end of the last section.
(d) In its own section.

3. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," what does Foster say distinguishes the prologue from a preface?
(a) The word prologue is generally only used for fiction.
(b) The word preface is generally only used with narratives.
(c) The word prologue is generally only used with narratives.
(d) The word preface is generally only used for fiction.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster calls a certain kind of reader the "cognoscenti." What kind of a reader is her referring to?

3. 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?

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

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

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