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

2. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster call the "gold standard" of sources (63)?
(a) Eyewitness testimony.
(b) Professional expertise.
(c) Statistics.
(d) Expert sources.

3. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what advice does Foster give about the copyright page?
(a) This information is just a legal notice and most readers should just ignore it.
(b) When reading as a part of research, never leave this page without recording the information it contains.
(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.

4. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what part of a text does Foster say is "under-read"? (39).
(a) The index.
(b) The table of contents.
(c) Introductions.
(d) Titles.

5. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster say is the point of having a variety of media sources?
(a) Accuracy.
(b) Depth of coverage.
(c) Time.
(d) Appealing to different readers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what does Foster say is the purpose of the "four Ps?"

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

3. In Chapter 6, "Source Code,"what does Foster say about researching primary sources on microfiche?

4. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster maintains that types of newspaper writing like advice columns and human interest stories exist for what reason?

5. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster describes the Larry Nassar scandal as an illustration of what?

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