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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 3, "The Power of the Prologue," why is "foreward" spelled with an "e" instead of as we usually see it, "forward"?
(a) Without the "e," the word means a direction; with the "e," it means a piece of writing that comes ahead of another.
(b) The spelling "foreward" is a British spelling, like "flavour," and is therefore an accepted alternate spelling.
(c) This is a proofreading error in the text.
(d) Foster is using an unconventional spelling to draw attention to the idea "fore," which means "ahead."

2. What definition of "lede" does Foster give In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere"?
(a) A brief summary of or tease for the event described in an article.
(b) A news item that also contains opinion.
(c) A short introductory piece of writing by an author who is not the author of the longer piece that follows.
(d) A counterclaim to the main argument.

3. According to "The Building Blocks of Arguments," what is the only form of nonfiction that is not argumentative?
(a) Technical reports.
(b) User manuals.
(c) Reportage.
(d) History.

4. Which form discussed in Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," is generally not written by the author of the main piece of writing?
(a) Prologue.
(b) Preface.
(c) Foreward.
(d) Introduction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "The Building Blocks of Arguments," what purpose do warrants serve?

2. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what part of a text does Foster say is "under-read"? (39).

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

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster call the "second draft of history"?

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