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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 13, "On the Stump," Foster refers to White House staff as "denizens" (190). What is the best definition of this word in this context?
(a) Children.
(b) Horrors.
(c) Occupants.
(d) Caretakers.
2. According to Foster in Chapter 9, "Living the News," what is McPhee's purpose in comparing geological change over time to a road trip?
(a) He is demonstrating how creative a nonfiction writer can be.
(b) He is constructing a warrant to link claim to grounds.
(c) He is using humor to engage his audience.
(d) He is trying to make something unfamiliar easier to understand.
3. Based on Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what would Foster call a neuroscientist reporting on and analyzing recent developments in neuroscience?
(a) Journalistic compilation.
(b) Expert testimony.
(c) Amateur profiles.
(d) Interrogation of text.
4. In Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease," Foster calls online social connections a "vector" (267). The logical extension of this analogy is that the ideas people share on social media are what?
(a) Patients.
(b) Viruses.
(c) Symptoms.
(d) Medicine.
5. According to Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," why did James Frey not market A Million Little Pieces as fiction?
(a) Because it is a true story.
(b) Because it is a roman à clef.
(c) He did, but no one would publish it as fiction.
(d) He did, but his publisher's marketing department switched its category.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster say the main role of editors is?
2. According to Foster in Chapter 9, Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is an example of what type of nonfiction?
3. According to Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," what fraud did Clifford Irving commit?
4. In Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease," what does Foster say is the goal of almost anything posted on social media?
5. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster call inaccurate information?
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