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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 13,"On the Stump" through Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster say the main role of editors is?
(a) Protecting the interests of media owners.
(b) Critical thinking.
(c) Proofreading.
(d) Protecting the interests of the public.

2. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what is the purpose of Foster's discussion of structure in Coming into the Country?
(a) To demonstrate the limits of chronological structure.
(b) To demonstrate that theme is dependent on detail.
(c) To show that cause and effect structure can be used for narrative.
(d) To show how chronological structure can be adapted to a particular message.

3. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," what advantage does Foster say elapsed time gives to historical accounts?
(a) Accuracy.
(b) Perspective.
(c) Objectivity.
(d) Immediacy.

4. What definition of "lede" does Foster give In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere"?
(a) A news item that also contains opinion.
(b) A short introductory piece of writing by an author who is not the author of the longer piece that follows.
(c) A counterclaim to the main argument.
(d) A brief summary of or tease for the event described in an article.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," which work does Foster say that Comey's book A Higher Loyalty is similar to?

2. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that Omarosa "uses her first name mononymously" (188). What does this mean about her use of her first name?

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

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

5. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," what aspect of Renaissance scholarship does Foster say the essay rebels against?

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