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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 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster says that rules are determined by content, not codex. What does this mean?
(a) The rules for each form are determined by the purpose of the writing, not by traditions.
(b) The rules for each form are determined by the type of writing, not the physical format that is used to convey the writing.
(c) The rules for each form are determined by historical precedent, not by the topic under discussion.
(d) The rules for each form are determined by subject matter, not by the medium of transmission.

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

3. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," why is "foreward" spelled with an "e" instead of as we usually see it, "forward"?
(a) Foster is using an unconventional spelling to draw attention to the idea "fore," which means "ahead."
(b) Without the "e," the word means a direction; with the "e," it means a piece of writing that comes ahead of another.
(c) This is a proofreading error in the text.
(d) The spelling "foreward" is a British spelling, like "flavour," and is therefore an accepted alternate spelling.

4. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," where does Foster say editorial content can usually be found in the newspaper?
(a) In its own section.
(b) The last page or pages of the front section.
(c) Throughout most sections.
(d) At the very end of the last section.

5. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what advice does Foster give about the copyright page?
(a) When reading as a part of research, never leave this page without recording the information it contains.
(b) This information is just a legal notice and most readers should just ignore it.
(c) This page is optional and readers should not expect to find it in every book.
(d) This page contains important information about where the author got pieces of information used in the text.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster say is the point of having a variety of media sources?

3. Which form discussed in Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," is generally not written by the author of the main piece of writing?

4. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," Foster tells us that changing the structure of a story changes its what?

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

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