Context: Maas comments further that "A dictation revised by the author must be regarded as equivalent to an autograph manuscript". The lack of autograph manuscripts applies to many cultures other than Greek and Roman. In such a situation, a key objective becomes the identification of the first exemplar before any split in the tradition. That exemplar is known as the archetype. "If we succeed in establishing the text of [the archetype], the constitutio (reconstruction of the original) is considerably advanced.

Question: What is the first goal when attempting to analyze a new text?
Answer: identification of the first exemplar

Question: Why is finding the first exemplar important in textual criticism?
Answer: split in the tradition

Question: The exemplar is otherwise known as what?
Answer: the archetype

Question: The final product of reconstruction is known as what?
Answer: the constitutio

Question: What is the second goal when attempting to analyze a new text?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why is finding the last exemplar important in textual criticism?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  The first product of reconstruction is known as what?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  The middle product of reconstruction is known as what?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  The final product of reconstruction is known as what?
Answer: Unanswerable