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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 13,"On the Stump" through Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources".

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) Authoritative.
(d) Contextualized through editorial comments.

2. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster say is an advantage of using data as evidence?
(a) It can be manipulated to make it say what the author wants it to say.
(b) It exists independent of our will and beliefs.
(c) The reader often isn't aware of whether the data is real or not.
(d) It is one of the only sources that people still believe in.

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

4. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that a look at social media reveals what about Americans of all political persuasions?
(a) Many on both sides are strong critical thinkers.
(b) They have lost touch with reality.
(c) Many on both sides are blind to what makes America great.
(d) They are eager for a leader who will heal political divisions.

5. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," what advantage does Foster say contemporaneous accounts have?
(a) They allow the reader to understand the world as it is in the present.
(b) They allow the writer to consult sources from a variety of viewpoints.
(c) They offer a narrower--and therefore easier to understand--view of history.
(d) They offer a long view on historical events.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," Whome does Foster say is "our greatest living thinker about writing nonfiction" (81)?

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

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

4. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what does Foster seem to admire most about Neil deGrasse Tyson's writing?

5. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," what criticism does Foster level at Comey's book A Higher Loyalty?

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