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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. We can infer from Foster's remarks in Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," that he thinks what about writings coming from the Heritage Foundation?
(a) They are most likely not written at the Heritage Foundation at all.
(b) They are one of the few scientific sources that can be trusted.
(c) They are biased and likely to contain misinformation.
(d) They are outdated and do not contain anything readers cannot find on the internet.

2. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," which writer does Foster credit with originating the essay?
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) Rene Descartes.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) Michel de Montaigne.

3. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what part of a text does Foster say is "under-read"? (39).
(a) Introductions.
(b) The table of contents.
(c) The index.
(d) Titles.

4. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," what document does Foster call the "ultimate political expression of [the] Enlightenment insistence on the individual" (146)?
(a) A Room of One's Own.
(b) Apologia Pro Vita Sua.
(c) The Declaration of Independence.
(d) Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

5. According to Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," what was the Fairness Doctrine established to do?
(a) Apply the same credentials standards to anyone speaking as an "expert."
(b) Promote the ideas of all people equally.
(c) Require cable companies to carry both local and national news.
(d) Ensure equal time for opposing arguments on broadcast stations.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what does Foster say is the purpose of the academic five-paragraph essay?

2. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," what does Foster say is the main difference between New Journalism and immersive journalism?

3. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," what does Foster say that Wolff mostly wrote about before writing Fire and Fury?

4. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that the chief aim of Fire and Fury is to demonstrate what?

5. 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?

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