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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 Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," Foster says that the placement of newspaper columns often creates a "dichotomy." What is he accusing them of doing?
(a) Creating the impression that fair and balanced coverage is unimportant.
(b) Making it difficult for readers to understand the nuances of their arguments.
(c) Creating the impression that there are only two possible points of view.
(d) Making it difficult for readers to find information outside of the two-party system.

2. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," what historical era does Foster tie New Journalism to?
(a) The counterculture movement of the 1960's.
(b) The "Reagan Revolution" of the 1980's.
(c) World War Two.
(d) The Great Depression.

3. In "Interrogating the Text," Foster says that he himself tends to "eschew" notes. He is saying what about his use of notes?
(a) He tends to provide too many.
(b) His notes are sometimes disorganized.
(c) He does not use them.
(d) He backs up his notes with a Works Cited section.

4. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," Foster discusses the use of parallelism. He is discussing what technique?
(a) The use of tone that mimics the subject under discussion.
(b) The repetition of grammatical structures.
(c) The use of multiple, similar examples.
(d) The exact repetition of words and phrases.

5. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," which claim does Foster make about thesis statements?
(a) A thesis can be placed anywhere in an essay.
(b) An implied thesis is more sophisticated than a directly stated thesis.
(c) It does not need to limit the content of the essay.
(d) No one can truly come up with a "unique" thesis.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," which authors does Foster point out as not engaged in New Journalism?

2. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," what advantage does Foster say contemporaneous accounts have?

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

4. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what criticism does Foster level against Malcolm Gladwell?

5. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," Foster discusses primary and secondary sources. Which of the following would be a secondary source about World War Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," why does Foster say that Woodward and Bernstein do not belong in the category of New Journalism?

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

4. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what are the three types of science writing that Foster describes, and what are the differences among them?

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

6. In "Interrogating the Text," where does Foster suggest that readers focus their interrogative effort, and why?

7. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what qualities does Foster say a genuine expert will have?

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

9. 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?

10. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," what does Foster admire about the writing of John McPhee?

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