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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 9, "Living the News," how does Foster apply the idea of "free indirect speech" to New Journalism?
(a) He uses it to label Wolfe's attempt to recreate the inner lives of his subjects.
(b) He uses it to explain how Thompson narrates his own thoughts.
(c) He uses it to compare New Journalism with immersive journalism.
(d) He uses it to contrast New Journalism with fiction.

2. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that a look at social media reveals what about Americans of all political persuasions?
(a) They have lost touch with reality.
(b) They are eager for a leader who will heal political divisions.
(c) Many on both sides are blind to what makes America great.
(d) Many on both sides are strong critical thinkers.

3. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what does Foster call works that people write about their own experiences with illness and dying?
(a) Funeral autobiography.
(b) Death memoir.
(c) Survival autobiography.
(d) Misadventure memoir.

4. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," why is "foreward" spelled with an "e" instead of as we usually see it, "forward"?
(a) Foster is using an unconventional spelling to draw attention to the idea "fore," which means "ahead."
(b) Without the "e," the word means a direction; with the "e," it means a piece of writing that comes ahead of another.
(c) This is a proofreading error in the text.
(d) The spelling "foreward" is a British spelling, like "flavour," and is therefore an accepted alternate spelling.

5. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," one of the main points that Foster wants to make about All the President's Men is that it is a kind of writing he calls what?
(a) Meta-journalism.
(b) Investigative journalism.
(c) Reportage.
(d) Exposé.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what does Foster say beginning writers often get too caught up in?

2. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," one of the main points that Foster wants to make about All the President's Men is what?

3. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," Foster cites Wikipedia as the source of his information about the development of the internet. What might we reasonably call his use of Wikipedia as a source?

4. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," what criticism does Foster level at Comey's book A Higher Loyalty?

5. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what criticism does Foster level against Malcolm Gladwell?

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