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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 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that Fire and Fury was "incendiary" (189). He is comparing the book to what?
(a) An iceberg.
(b) A storm.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A riot.

2. "Flu cases are 100% higher this year" is an example of what problematic use of data discussed by Foster in "Interrogating the Text"?
(a) Lack of context.
(b) False analogy.
(c) Appeal to extremes.
(d) Cherry-picking.

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) Artists and professors.
(b) Politicians and musicians.
(c) Journalists and novelists.
(d) Philosophers and scholars.

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

5. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what is a piece of information that Foster says we can infer from the notes?
(a) The author's purpose.
(b) Potential biases.
(c) The intended audience.
(d) The author's education.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," which author does Foster say is at the opposite "pole" of New Journalism from Hunter S. Thompson?

2. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster say is an advantage of using data as evidence?

3. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," where does Foster suggest writers should gather information about historical figures?

4. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," what does Foster give as the basic meaning of "preface," "prologue," and "foreward"?

5. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," Foster mentions a "squib." What is a squib, in this context?

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