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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," says that political cartoons and punditry are examples of what type of nonfiction?
(a) Immersive journalism.
(b) Opinion.
(c) Op-ed.
(d) News features.

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

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

4. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," Foster refers to ARPANET. What is ARPANET?
(a) The first computer browser.
(b) The governmental body that regulates the internet.
(c) A writer's group that works toward accuracy on the web.
(d) An early government computer network.

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

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

7. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," what does Foster say is the main difference between New Journalism and immersive journalism?
(a) Immersive journalists do not try to draw attention to themselves.
(b) Immersive journalists are strictly objective.
(c) Immersive journalists use many more techniques usually found in fiction.
(d) Immersive journalists want to be seen as clever, inventive writers.

8. In "Interrogating the Text," Foster says that he himself tends to "eschew" notes. He is saying what about his use of notes?
(a) His notes are sometimes disorganized.
(b) He does not use them.
(c) He tends to provide too many.
(d) He backs up his notes with a Works Cited section.

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

10. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," what does Foster say is responsible for Didion's characteristic style?
(a) Gender.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Politics.
(d) Education.

11. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what does Foster tell us begins Ben Franklin's autobiography?
(a) A letter to his son.
(b) The dramatic moment when the Declaration is signed.
(c) A description of Franklin's childhood.
(d) Excerpts from a speech Franklin gave while serving as Ambassador to France.

12. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," what aspect of Renaissance scholarship does Foster say the essay rebels against?
(a) Respect for accurate history.
(b) The veneration of classical Greece and Rome.
(c) The importance of institutional authority.
(d) Obedience to the Christian God.

13. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that the outsider exposé has what advantage over the insider exposé?
(a) Perspective.
(b) Immediacy.
(c) Accuracy.
(d) Objectivity.

14. 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) Amateur profiles.
(b) Expert testimony.
(c) Journalistic compilation.
(d) Interrogation of text.

15. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what does Foster call the "most famous" African American autobiography (171)?
(a) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
(b) Between the World and Me.
(c) The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
(d) Dreams from My Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," which authors does Foster point out as not engaged in New Journalism?

2. 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?

3. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what does Foster call critical reading?

4. Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," ends with the date of singer Roy Orbison's birthday. What is Foster's purpose in placing this piece of information here?

5. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what form does Foster say takes its name from the French term for reminiscence?

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