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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 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) Making it difficult for readers to find information outside of the two-party system.
(b) Creating the impression that there are only two possible points of view.
(c) Creating the impression that fair and balanced coverage is unimportant.
(d) Making it difficult for readers to understand the nuances of their arguments.

2. According to Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," at what level are most news stories written?
(a) The college sophomore level.
(b) The fourth to sixth grade levels.
(c) The ninth to eleventh grade levels.
(d) The twelfth grade level.

3. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster maintains that types of newspaper writing like advice columns and human interest stories exist for what reason?
(a) Because readers can not live without them.
(b) To sell newspaper advertising.
(c) To fill up space not needed for daily news.
(d) Because they are traditional.

4. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," why does Foster take the time to discuss the characteristic style of Barnes, Hitchens, and Robinson?
(a) To demonstrate that Barnes is the least interesting of the three writers.
(b) To support his claim that there is an essayist for every kind of reader.
(c) To illustrate how different the voice and style of essayists can be.
(d) To point out the "earnestness" of Robinson's writing.

5. Whom does Foster name, in Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," as the "inheritors" (164) of the legacy of Apologia Pro Vita Sua?
(a) Politicians and musicians.
(b) Artists and professors.
(c) Journalists and novelists.
(d) Philosophers and scholars.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that the chief aim of Fire and Fury is to demonstrate what?

2. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what consequence does Foster say the rise of the internet has had?

3. Based on Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what would Foster call a journalist writing about a biologist and her discoveries?

4. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," why does Foster introduce the example of Malcolm Gladwell?

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

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