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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 9, "Living the News" through Chapter 12, "That Is So Last Year".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Introduction.
(b) Prologue.
(c) Foreward.
(d) Preface.

2. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." Foster says that a source's quote can be "emended" (55). What happens to an emended quote?
(a) It is verified.
(b) It is withdrawn.
(c) It is shortened.
(d) It is updated.

3. 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.

4. 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?
(a) Story plan.
(b) Narrative strategy.
(c) Plot structure.
(d) Storyboard.

5. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," Foster says that the placement of newspaper columns often creates a "dichotomy." What is he accusing them of doing?
(a) Making it difficult for readers to understand the nuances of their arguments.
(b) Creating the impression that there are only two possible points of view.
(c) Creating the impression that fair and balanced coverage is unimportant.
(d) Making it difficult for readers to find information outside of the two-party system.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose Apologia Pro Vita Sua is discussed in Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside"?

2. According to Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what are the sidebar discussions found in the book's back matter called?

3. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster call the rules governing different forms of nonfiction?

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 10, "From the Inside Out," says that political cartoons and punditry are examples of what type of nonfiction?

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