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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 17, "The Criminal Element," what does Foster suggest that the ordinary reader do to guard against bad data?
(a) Assume that only data from expert sources is reliable.
(b) Assume that all data is false.
(c) Wait for corroboration before believing new data.
(d) Read and analyze the study that the data comes from.

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

3. According to Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what are the sidebar discussions found in the book's back matter called?
(a) Content notes.
(b) The appendix.
(c) Callouts.
(d) The index.

4. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," why does Foster not capitalize the name of bell hooks?
(a) He is respecting hooks's wishes.
(b) He is showing how little he values her work.
(c) It is a name she herself rejected.
(d) It is a pseudonym.

5. In Chapter 6, "Source Code,"what does Foster say about researching primary sources on microfiche?
(a) Microfiche is obsolete and has already been supplanted by digital sources.
(b) It's too much work.
(c) It may be tedious, but it's worth the effort.
(d) Microfiche is an unreliable medium.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease," what kind of language frequently used on the web is Foster criticizing?

2. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster describes the Larry Nassar scandal as an illustration of what?

3. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say is usually the difference between quoted anonymous sources and sources speaking "on background"?

4. According to Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," what was the Fairness Doctrine established to do?

5. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," what does Foster say is true of the sports section?

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