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

2. According to Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," what fraud did Clifford Irving commit?
(a) Forged hundreds of letters that were supposedly from famous authors.
(b) Passed off a fictional work as his own autobiography.
(c) Wrote news articles based on fake evidence.
(d) Wrote a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes.

3. In "Interrogating the Text," Foster says that readers should beware of ad hominem arguments. What he means is that readers should be suspicious when writers do what?
(a) Portray the opposition argument as much weaker than it actually is.
(b) Contend that because something is new it must be better or more correct.
(c) Attack the people making arguments instead of the arguments themselves.
(d) Appeal to emotion rather than to logic.

4. According to Foster in Chapter 9, Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is an example of what type of nonfiction?
(a) New Journalism.
(b) Immersive journalism.
(c) Creative nonfiction.
(d) Reportage.

5. In "Interrogating the Text," Foster says that he himself tends to "eschew" notes. He is saying what about his use of notes?
(a) He backs up his notes with a Works Cited section.
(b) He does not use them.
(c) He tends to provide too many.
(d) His notes are sometimes disorganized.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster say the contemporary world lacks?

2. Based on Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what would Foster call a journalist writing a general survey of the field of string theory?

3. Where, according to Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease," did the viral story about Pope Francis endorsing Donald Trump come from?

4. In Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," Foster refers to a work as a "pastiche" (281). What is he saying about this text?

5. "Flu cases are 100% higher this year" is an example of what problematic use of data discussed by Foster in "Interrogating the Text"?

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