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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 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what is a piece of information that Foster says we can infer from the notes?
(a) Potential biases.
(b) The author's purpose.
(c) The intended audience.
(d) The author's education.

2. According to "The Building Blocks of Arguments," what purpose do warrants serve?
(a) Warrants provide evidence.
(b) Warrants explain counterclaims.
(c) Warrants link claims and grounds.
(d) Warrants are like conclusions.

3. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what part of a text does Foster say is "under-read"? (39).
(a) Titles.
(b) The table of contents.
(c) The index.
(d) Introductions.

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) Introduction.
(c) Preface.
(d) Foreward.

5. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," Foster mentions a "squib." What is a squib, in this context?
(a) A short, satirical piece of writing.
(b) A non-magical person born to wizards.
(c) The misfire of a gun due to insufficient force.
(d) A miniature explosive device.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," where does Foster suggest writers should gather information about historical figures?

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

3. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," Foster talks about the change in value over time of a reporter's eyewitness testimony. What does Foster call this change in value?

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

5. 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?

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