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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 alludes to Peyton Place because he is implying that Fire and Fury is essentially what?
(a) A mediocre melodrama.
(b) A dry and academic piece of scholarship.
(c) A comic masterpiece.
(d) A thought-provoking fiction.

2. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what does Foster tell us begins Ben Franklin's autobiography?
(a) A letter to his son.
(b) A description of Franklin's childhood.
(c) Excerpts from a speech Franklin gave while serving as Ambassador to France.
(d) The dramatic moment when the Declaration is signed.

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

4. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," what does Foster say that Wolff mostly wrote about before writing Fire and Fury?
(a) Travel.
(b) History.
(c) Celebrities.
(d) Food.

5. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," Foster talks about the change in value over time of a reporter's eyewitness testimony. What does Foster call this change in value?
(a) The transfer of source validity.
(b) The economy of information.
(c) The decline of presence.
(d) The price of detail.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," what type of nonfiction writing does Foster refer to as "soggy" (141), and "soul-deadening" (142)?

2. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," why does Foster think Ambrose chose Merriwether Lewis's perspective for his history Undaunted Courage?

3. In Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease," what does Foster say is the goal of almost anything posted on social media?

4. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what type of writing does Foster say relies heavily on eyewitness testimony?

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

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