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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. 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 blind to what makes America great.
(b) They are eager for a leader who will heal political divisions.
(c) They have lost touch with reality.
(d) Many on both sides are strong critical thinkers.

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

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

4. The section of this book called "The Books in the Book" is what part of the book?
(a) The introduction.
(b) A foreward.
(c) A preface.
(d) An appendix.

5. In Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," Foster refers to Big Tobacco's actions as "dastardly." What is he saying about the tobacco industry?
(a) It lacks common sense.
(b) It is clever.
(c) It is powerful.
(d) It is cruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," Foster points out that Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me begins similarly to which other work?

2. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," which writer does Foster credit with originating the essay?

3. According to "The Building Blocks of Arguments," what is the implicit argument of most nonfiction writing?

4. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what part of a text does Foster say is "under-read"? (39).

5. In "Interrogating the Text," Foster says that he himself tends to "eschew" notes. He is saying what about his use of notes?

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