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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. In Chapter 6, "Source Code,"what does Foster say about researching primary sources on microfiche?
(a) Microfiche is an unreliable medium.
(b) It's too much work.
(c) Microfiche is obsolete and has already been supplanted by digital sources.
(d) It may be tedious, but it's worth the effort.

2. What definition of "lede" does Foster give In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere"?
(a) A news item that also contains opinion.
(b) A brief summary of or tease for the event described in an article.
(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. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," Foster tells us that changing the structure of a story changes its what?
(a) Genre.
(b) Topic.
(c) Meaning.
(d) Length.

4. 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?
(a) Snobbish readers.
(b) Young readers.
(c) Skeptical readers.
(d) Well-informed readers.

5. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster says that All the President's Men is sui generis. He is saying that this book is what?
(a) Revealing.
(b) Challenging.
(c) Uplifting.
(d) Unique.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," Foster uses the word "etymologically" to describe what?

2. Based on Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," how would Foster sum up the place of newspapers in today's world?

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

4. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," one of the main points that Foster wants to make about All the President's Men is what?

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

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