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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 call the "gold standard" of sources (63)?
(a) Expert sources.
(b) Statistics.
(c) Professional expertise.
(d) Eyewitness testimony.

2. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster say is an advantage of using data as evidence?
(a) The reader often isn't aware of whether the data is real or not.
(b) It is one of the only sources that people still believe in.
(c) It can be manipulated to make it say what the author wants it to say.
(d) It exists independent of our will and beliefs.

3. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what kind of person does Foster say is likely to be biased?
(a) Older people.
(b) Uneducated people.
(c) Republicans.
(d) Everyone.

4. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," what does Foster give as the basic meaning of "preface," "prologue," and "foreward"?
(a) In front.
(b) Leading.
(c) Ahead of.
(d) First word.

5. According to Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what are the sidebar discussions found in the book's back matter called?
(a) The appendix.
(b) The index.
(c) Callouts.
(d) Content notes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what consequence does Foster say the rise of the internet has had?

2. What definition of "lede" does Foster give In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere"?

3. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," what reason does Foster give for journalists generally being proved correct despite public mistrust?

4. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster says that rules are determined by content, not codex. What does this mean?

5. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say about disclaimers like "I don't dislike soccer" (52)?

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