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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 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster call inaccurate information?
(a) Cyber-lies.
(b) Dark energy.
(c) Hypertext.
(d) Dark information.

2. What is being discussed in Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," when Foster says that the "form and tone of the essay must fit the writer like a suit" (144)?
(a) Characterization and personality.
(b) Subjectivity and attachment.
(c) Style and voice.
(d) Conflict and theme.

3. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," Foster discusses the use of parallelism. He is discussing what technique?
(a) The use of tone that mimics the subject under discussion.
(b) The exact repetition of words and phrases.
(c) The use of multiple, similar examples.
(d) The repetition of grammatical structures.

4. In Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," what are the "four Ps" that Foster discusses?
(a) Purpose, paraphrase, platform, and paragraph.
(b) Problem, promise, program, and platform.
(c) Purpose, proposal, program, and plan.
(d) Problem, proposal, program, and plan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," ends with the date of singer Roy Orbison's birthday. What is Foster's purpose in placing this piece of information here?

2. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that Fire and Fury was "incendiary" (189). He is comparing the book to what?

3. The section of this book called "What's Going on Around Here?" is what part of the book?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," which authors does Foster point out as not engaged in New Journalism?

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