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

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

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

4. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," how does Foster apply the idea of "free indirect speech" to New Journalism?
(a) He uses it to contrast New Journalism with fiction.
(b) He uses it to label Wolfe's attempt to recreate the inner lives of his subjects.
(c) He uses it to compare New Journalism with immersive journalism.
(d) He uses it to explain how Thompson narrates his own thoughts.

5. Whom does Foster name, in Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," as the "inheritors" (164) of the legacy of Apologia Pro Vita Sua?
(a) Artists and professors.
(b) Politicians and musicians.
(c) Journalists and novelists.
(d) Philosophers and scholars.

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

7. 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.

8. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," Foster calls Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation "pointillist" (179). What quality is he saying this book has?
(a) A focus on detail at the expense of continuity.
(b) A focus on the "big picture" at the expense of fine detail.
(c) A focus on individual voices at the expense of institutional perspective.
(d) A focus on immediacy at the expense of long-term perspective.

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

10. 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) Occupants.
(c) Horrors.
(d) Caretakers.

11. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," which author does Foster say is at the opposite "pole" of New Journalism from Hunter S. Thompson?
(a) Truman Capote.
(b) Raoul Duke.
(c) Tom Wolfe.
(d) Joan Didion.

12. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what are two reasons Foster points to for disbelief in science?
(a) Ignorance and stubbornness.
(b) Social media and poor science writing.
(c) Religion and economic interests.
(d) Skepticism and cynicism.

13. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," Foster cites Wikipedia as the source of his information about the development of the internet. What might we reasonably call his use of Wikipedia as a source?
(a) Engaging.
(b) Scholarly.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Careless.

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

15. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," what advantage does Foster say elapsed time gives to historical accounts?
(a) Perspective.
(b) Accuracy.
(c) Objectivity.
(d) Immediacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," why does Foster not capitalize the name of bell hooks?

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

3. In "Interrogating the Text," what does Foster say most authors will do?

4. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," what advantage does Foster say contemporaneous accounts have?

5. Based on Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what would Foster call a journalist writing about a biologist and her discoveries?

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