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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." through Chapter 8, "Bringing the News".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster notes that the expectation for a writer to be engaging does not apply to which types of writing?
(a) Informational.
(b) Political.
(c) Academic.
(d) Technical.

3. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster maintains that types of newspaper writing like advice columns and human interest stories exist for what reason?
(a) Because they are traditional.
(b) To fill up space not needed for daily news.
(c) To sell newspaper advertising.
(d) Because readers can not live without them.

4. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," one of the main points that Foster wants to make about All the President's Men is that it is a kind of writing he calls what?
(a) Exposé.
(b) Reportage.
(c) Meta-journalism.
(d) Investigative journalism.

5. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster makes the point that during the Nassar scandal, the Lansing State Journal did what?
(a) Devoted its resources fully to the story and stuck with it over a long period of time.
(b) Initially helped Michigan State University cover up the story but later pivoted to full coverage.
(c) Covered the breaking news and then allowed local magazines to take over coverage.
(d) Covered the scandal primarily as a sports story.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what are the "four Ps" that Foster discusses?

2. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what kind of person does Foster say is likely to be biased?

3. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what does Foster say is the purpose of the "four Ps?"

4. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," how does Foster define "specialty journalism"?

5. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what is the purpose of Foster's discussion of structure in Coming into the Country?

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