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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 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say about offering equal space and analysis to opposing arguments?
(a) This can destroy a story.
(b) It strikes the modern reader as dishonest.
(c) It is confusing to the reader.
(d) This is part of fair and balanced reporting.

2. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster say a subreddit is?
(a) A disguised criticism of another post.
(b) A clearinghouse for memes.
(c) An older form of crowd-sourced encyclopedia.
(d) A discussion board for a specific topic.

3. 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 contrast with the more rigorous writing of Neil deGrasse Tyson.
(c) To provide an example of amateur profiling.
(d) To show how a clever writer can overcome public skepticism.

4. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster refers to White House staff as "denizens" (190). What is the best definition of this word in this context?
(a) Caretakers.
(b) Occupants.
(c) Children.
(d) Horrors.

5. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," why does Foster not capitalize the name of bell hooks?
(a) He is respecting hooks's wishes.
(b) It is a name she herself rejected.
(c) He is showing how little he values her work.
(d) It is a pseudonym.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what does Foster say the term "Fake News" originally referred to?

2. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," which author does Foster say is at the opposite "pole" of New Journalism from Hunter S. Thompson?

3. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what does Foster say is the purpose of the academic five-paragraph essay?

4. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," what document does Foster call the "ultimate political expression of [the] Enlightenment insistence on the individual" (146)?

5. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," what does Foster suggest that Ambrose loses by choosing to focus on Lewis?

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