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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 "Interrogating the Text," where does Foster say the "three questions" originate?
(a) Stephen Toulmin, British philosopher and logician.
(b) Stephen Ambrose, author of Undaunted Courage.
(c) William Shawn, an editor at The New Yorker.
(d) John McPhee, Pulitzer-Prize-winning nonfiction author.

2. In Chapter 6, "Source Code," what does Foster say about the proliferation of online sources?
(a) They offer marginalized voices a chance to be heard.
(b) They democratize media.
(c) They are often carefully sourced.
(d) They make everything seem like nonsense.

3. 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) Subjectivity and attachment.
(b) Style and voice.
(c) Conflict and theme.
(d) Characterization and personality.

4. Using an argument like "Democrats just want to take your guns" in an address to a gun rights organization in a heavily Republican area would be an example of which flaw in argumentation?
(a) False analogy.
(b) Glibness.
(c) Preaching to the choir.
(d) Cherry-picking.

5. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what form does Foster say takes its name from the French term for reminiscence?
(a) Biography.
(b) Autobiography.
(c) Confessions.
(d) Memoir.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," why does Foster take the time to discuss the characteristic style of Barnes, Hitchens, and Robinson?

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

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

4. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." Foster says that a source's quote can be "emended" (55). What happens to an emended quote?

5. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," Foster discusses primary and secondary sources. Which of the following would be a secondary source about World War Two?

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