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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Interrogating the Text," Foster says that source material should be "apt." He means that source material should be what?
(a) Clearly attributed.
(b) Logically related to the arguments being advanced.
(c) Contextualized through editorial comments.
(d) Authoritative.

2. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," says that political cartoons and punditry are examples of what type of nonfiction?
(a) Op-ed.
(b) Opinion.
(c) News features.
(d) Immersive journalism.

3. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that Fire and Fury was "incendiary" (189). He is comparing the book to what?
(a) An iceberg.
(b) A riot.
(c) A storm.
(d) A bomb.

4. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what does Foster say is true about contemporary America?
(a) America is the most scientifically advanced nation on earth.
(b) Many Americans are antiscientific.
(c) There is not much great science writing going on in America today.
(d) Americans are educated to read science critically.

5. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," why does Foster introduce the example of Malcolm Gladwell?
(a) To illustrate the idea of a science writer who has developed a "brand" for his writing.
(b) To show how a clever writer can overcome public skepticism.
(c) To contrast with the more rigorous writing of Neil deGrasse Tyson.
(d) To provide an example of amateur profiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what does Foster call works that people write about their own experiences with illness and dying?

2. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," Foster refers to ARPANET. What is ARPANET?

3. In "Interrogating the Text," where does Foster say the "three questions" originate?

4. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," why does Foster not capitalize the name of bell hooks?

5. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster say leads to better thinking?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster say is problematic about the internet and web?

2. In "Interrogating the Text," what does Foster say the purpose of interrogating text is?

3. In Chapter 12, "That Is So Last Year," what change in "fashion" does Foster say that the publishing of history has followed in the past decades?

4. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what does Foster say motivates antiscientific beliefs?

5. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," why does Foster say that the process newspapers follow to assure balanced treatment in opinion pieces creates a false dichotomy?

6. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," what two main types of subjective nonfiction does Foster define, and what four categories does he break these main types into?

7. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster propose as a solution to inaccuracies on the web?

8. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," what are the three categories that Foster says outsider exposés fall into, and why does he say that they are more reliable than insider's writings?

9. In Chapter 12, "That Is So Last Year," what difference does Foster explain between primary and secondary sources?

10. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," what criticism does Foster level at Fox News?

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