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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," which work does Foster say is likely the first example of New Journalism?
(a) The Armies of the Night.
(b) The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
(c) In Cold Blood.
(d) Hell's Angels.

2. In "Interrogating the Text," Foster says that source material should be "apt." He means that source material should be what?
(a) Logically related to the arguments being advanced.
(b) Contextualized through editorial comments.
(c) Authoritative.
(d) Clearly attributed.

3. 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?
(a) A collection of English WWII military maps and charts discovered many years after the war.
(b) A historical account in a 2020 textbook about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
(c) A 1942 letter from an overseas American soldier to his parents.
(d) An editorial in the New York Times opposing American involvement in the war.

4. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," Foster discusses the use of parallelism. He is discussing what technique?
(a) The use of multiple, similar examples.
(b) The repetition of grammatical structures.
(c) The use of tone that mimics the subject under discussion.
(d) The exact repetition of words and phrases.

5. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster alludes to Peyton Place because he is implying that Fire and Fury is essentially what?
(a) A dry and academic piece of scholarship.
(b) A thought-provoking fiction.
(c) A mediocre melodrama.
(d) A comic masterpiece.

6. Based on Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what would Foster call a journalist writing a general survey of the field of string theory?
(a) Interrogation of text.
(b) Journalistic compilation.
(c) Amateur profiles.
(d) Expert testimony.

7. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that the chief aim of Fire and Fury is to demonstrate what?
(a) That Trump's White House was not as transparent as publicly claimed.
(b) That Trump was unable to control his staff.
(c) That Trump was a petty tyrant.
(d) That the Trump White House was dysfunctional at all levels.

8. According to Foster in Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what two errors in thinking prevent people from embracing gatekeeping?
(a) They believe that all nonfiction is accurate and that all critics are misguided cynics.
(b) They believe that all barriers are bad and that all people are good.
(c) They believe that all writers are honest and that all editors are dishonest.
(d) They believe that all gatekeepers are elitist and that all voices should be represented.

9. According to Foster in Chapter 9, Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is an example of what type of nonfiction?
(a) Immersive journalism.
(b) Creative nonfiction.
(c) Reportage.
(d) New Journalism.

10. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what does Foster say is true about contemporary America?
(a) Americans are educated to read science critically.
(b) America is the most scientifically advanced nation on earth.
(c) Many Americans are antiscientific.
(d) There is not much great science writing going on in America today.

11. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," why does Foster think Ambrose chose Merriwether Lewis's perspective for his history Undaunted Courage?
(a) Many histories have already covered William Clark's perspective.
(b) Lewis is a more interesting figure.
(c) It was Lewis that President Lincoln asked to undertake the journey.
(d) There are more primary sources about Lewis.

12. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," what does Foster say that Wolff mostly wrote about before writing Fire and Fury?
(a) Celebrities.
(b) Travel.
(c) History.
(d) Food.

13. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," which work does Foster say that Comey's book A Higher Loyalty is similar to?
(a) Apologia Pro Vita Sua.
(b) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
(c) The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
(d) All the President's Men.

14. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what criticism does Foster level against Malcolm Gladwell?
(a) That he offers so much data it can be difficult to follow his arguments.
(b) That he does not examine data critically enough.
(c) That he tries to write outside of his own field.
(d) That he does not try to engage the reader.

15. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster say the contemporary world lacks?
(a) Sources of information.
(b) Education.
(c) Moral judgement.
(d) Critical thinking.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster say leads to better thinking?

3. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," Foster points out that Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me begins similarly to which other work?

4. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," Foster says that the placement of newspaper columns often creates a "dichotomy." What is he accusing them of doing?

5. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," how does Foster apply the idea of "free indirect speech" to New Journalism?

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