Deck 8: Nonfiction : Artistry and Information

Question 1

Nonfiction literature and Informational books refer to the same types of books.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Literary or creative nonfiction blends fact with literary techniques.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The author's voice or even personal motives are identifiable in good literary nonfiction.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Russell Freedman asserts that a historian must view facts of history objectively and refrain from inserting personal experiences and values.

Question 5

Memoirs differ from autobiographies as they are commentaries about a life experience, having a narrow focus.

Question 6

Contemporary nonfiction can include metafictive characteristics that are also found in fiction.

Question 7

Informational books have the sole purpose of communicating information and therefore should not be expected to be well crafted or interesting to read.

Question 8

DK Publishing is considered a pioneer in creating informative and visually oriented texts.

Question 9

Hughes-Hassell and Rodge's research of adolescent leisure reading habits indicated that rural teens preferred to read magazines.

Question 10

Students may be more inclined to read nonfiction in school if it resembles the reading they do outside of school.

Question 11

How do teachers often view nonfiction?

A) A good read
B) Entertaining
C) Primarily as a source of content
D) A genre of literature

Question 12

Which of the following describes literary nonfiction?

A) Basically a well-written informational book
B) A blending of fact with literary techniques
C) A book that does not blend fact with literary techniques
D) Rarely found in contemporary nonfiction books

Question 13

Which of the following best describes writers of creative nonfiction?

A) They avoid personal motives.
B) Their voice is identifiable.
C) Their voice is not identifiable.
D) They strive to be objective and avoid subjective influences.

Question 14

How would you describe literary journalism?

A) It is objective reporting.
B) It challenges objective reporting.
C) It began in 2000.
D) It excludes drama and dramatic action.

Question 15

What is a collective biography?

A) It is in contrast to a partial biography.
B) It is another word for autobiography.
C) It is about a person's entire life.
D) It is a biography about a people, a cultural, religious, or otherwise defined group.

Question 16

What was the first nonfiction book to earn a Newbery Award?

A) Lincoln: A Photobiography
B) The Life and Death of Crazy Horse
C) Immigrant Kids
D) Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Question 17

Which of the following is true of essays?

A) They are usually long.
B) They are written in a specific format.
C) They are easily defined.
D) They are written in several formats.

Question 18

How would you define contemporary nonfiction?

A) It does not include any graphic novels.
B) It includes some graphic novels.
C) It stays within specific boundaries.
D) It avoids narrative order shifts or alternating points of view.

Question 19

Which of the following best describes veracity in a contemporary nonfiction work?

A) It is not necessary.
B) It refers to the author and/or illustrator.
C) It is limited to the bibliography and references.
D) It can take many forms, such as source notes, author notes in the research process, and photography sources.

Question 20

Which of the following best describes nonfiction books for young adults?

A) They can provide advice and information about typical adolescent concerns.
B) They do not present serious issues.
C) They are difficult to include in a language arts classroom.
D) They are not to be used in content area classrooms.