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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 Chapter 9, "Living the News," which author does Foster say is at the opposite "pole" of New Journalism from Hunter S. Thompson?
(a) Joan Didion.
(b) Raoul Duke.
(c) Tom Wolfe.
(d) Truman Capote.

2. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what does Foster call critical reading?
(a) Scientific reading.
(b) Defensive reading.
(c) Nonfiction evaluation.
(d) Nonfiction analysis.

3. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," Foster cites Wikipedia as the source of his information about the development of the internet. What might we reasonably call his use of Wikipedia as a source?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Engaging.
(c) Scholarly.
(d) Careless.

4. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." Foster says that a source's quote can be "emended" (55). What happens to an emended quote?
(a) It is shortened.
(b) It is updated.
(c) It is verified.
(d) It is withdrawn.

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 offer a narrower--and therefore easier to understand--view of history.
(c) They allow the writer to consult sources from a variety of viewpoints.
(d) They offer a long view on historical events.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," one of the main points that Foster wants to make about All the President's Men is what?

2. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster alludes to Peyton Place because he is implying that Fire and Fury is essentially what?

3. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," what reason does Foster give for journalists generally being proved correct despite public mistrust?

4. 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?

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

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