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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease" through "Conclusion".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," how did the tobacco industry react when news of the dangers of smoking was published?
(a) By committing scientific fraud.
(b) By admitting that tobacco is dangerous.
(c) By pulling back on American marketing and expanding overseas.
(d) By refusing to abide by the Fairness Doctrine.

2. In Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease," what criticism does Foster make about social media friend networks?
(a) The decrease people's engagement with their real-world friends and family.
(b) They make it far too easy to share misinformation.
(c) They are easily exploited by data miners.
(d) Most of the people in them are not really friends and have little in common.

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) To fill up space not needed for daily news.
(b) To sell newspaper advertising.
(c) Because they are traditional.
(d) Because readers can not live without them.

4. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," says that political cartoons and punditry are examples of what type of nonfiction?
(a) Opinion.
(b) Immersive journalism.
(c) Op-ed.
(d) News features.

5. In Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," what does Foster suggest that the ordinary reader do to guard against bad data?
(a) Assume that all data is false.
(b) Wait for corroboration before believing new data.
(c) Assume that only data from expert sources is reliable.
(d) Read and analyze the study that the data comes from.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease," what does Foster say is the reason social media encourages people to have wide networks of "friends"?

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

3. In Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease," Foster calls online social connections a "vector" (267). The logical extension of this analogy is that the ideas people share on social media are what?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 6, "Source Code,"what does Foster say about researching primary sources on microfiche?

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