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

2. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what consequence does Foster say the rise of the internet has had?
(a) A rise in people's awareness of current events.
(b) A lack of respect for, and recognition of, expertise.
(c) A new respect for minority opinions.
(d) A decline in the average American's reading ability.

3. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," Foster makes what point about newspaper articles?
(a) Almost all of them are written in strict chronological order.
(b) They are often deviate from strict chronology in order to make a point.
(c) They often use a cause and effect structure.
(d) Almost all of them incorporate at least some cause and effect structure.

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

5. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster calls an expression a "bromide." What is he saying about this expression?
(a) It is insightful but wordy.
(b) It is unoriginal and unimportant.
(c) It is clever and concise.
(d) It is boring and mean-spirited.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster say is an advantage of using data as evidence?

2. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what type of writing does Foster say relies heavily on eyewitness testimony?

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

4. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what does Foster say is the purpose of the academic five-paragraph essay?

5. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster call the "gold standard" of sources (63)?

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