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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. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," which work does Foster say is likely the first example of New Journalism?
(a) The Armies of the Night.
(b) In Cold Blood.
(c) The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
(d) Hell's Angels.

2. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," what does Foster say distinguishes the prologue from a preface?
(a) The word prologue is generally only used for fiction.
(b) The word preface is generally only used with narratives.
(c) The word preface is generally only used for fiction.
(d) The word prologue is generally only used with narratives.

3. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," what does Foster say is the main difference between New Journalism and immersive journalism?
(a) Immersive journalists are strictly objective.
(b) Immersive journalists use many more techniques usually found in fiction.
(c) Immersive journalists want to be seen as clever, inventive writers.
(d) Immersive journalists do not try to draw attention to themselves.

4. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what implicit assertion about online writing does Foster make?
(a) It is nearly always lower quality than the writing in print sources.
(b) It is capable of presenting hard news in a more timely fashion than print media can.
(c) It is often more accurate and more engaging than print media.
(d) It is susceptible to fewer hidden biases and is therefore more objective.

5. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," which is the only type of nonfiction that Foster says doesn't need "rock-solid" sources (69)?
(a) Biography.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Memoir.
(d) Reportage.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," why does Foster take the time to discuss the characteristic style of Barnes, Hitchens, and Robinson?

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

5. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster makes the point that during the Nassar scandal, the Lansing State Journal did what?

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