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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease" through "Conclusion".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster call the rules governing different forms of nonfiction?
(a) Precepts.
(b) Laws.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Syntax.

2. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," Foster makes what point about newspaper articles?
(a) They often use a cause and effect structure.
(b) Almost all of them incorporate at least some cause and effect structure.
(c) They are often deviate from strict chronology in order to make a point.
(d) Almost all of them are written in strict chronological order.

3. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster makes the point that during the Nassar scandal, the Lansing State Journal did what?
(a) Devoted its resources fully to the story and stuck with it over a long period of time.
(b) Covered the scandal primarily as a sports story.
(c) Initially helped Michigan State University cover up the story but later pivoted to full coverage.
(d) Covered the breaking news and then allowed local magazines to take over coverage.

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?
(a) Woodward and Bernstein faced serious obstacles in investigating the Watergate story.
(b) Woodward and Bernstein used too many anonymous sources.
(c) It is unusual for people to write about themselves in the third person.
(d) All the President's Men is a work of nonfiction.

5. Where, in Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease," does Foster say that botnets are housed?
(a) In apps installed by hardware manufacturers.
(b) In servers in Russia and Ukraine.
(c) In millions of unsuspecting users' computers worldwide.
(d) In social media corporations' servers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," where does Foster suggest writers should gather information about historical figures?

3. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster say is true of the sports section?

4. According to Foster in Chapter 9, "Living the News," what is McPhee's purpose in comparing geological change over time to a road trip?

5. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," what does Foster say is the main difference between New Journalism and immersive journalism?

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