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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," what criticism does Foster level at Comey's book A Higher Loyalty?
(a) The logic of two key passages is suspect.
(b) The attribution of sources.
(c) The omniscient narrative style.
(d) The use of hearsay.

5. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," what does Foster suggest that Ambrose loses by choosing to focus on Lewis?
(a) Information about what happened after Lewis's death.
(b) The reader's trust.
(c) The chance to engage a wider audience of readers.
(d) A variety of perspectives.

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

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

8. In "Interrogating the Text," Foster says that readers should beware of ad hominem arguments. What he means is that readers should be suspicious when writers do what?
(a) Portray the opposition argument as much weaker than it actually is.
(b) Appeal to emotion rather than to logic.
(c) Contend that because something is new it must be better or more correct.
(d) Attack the people making arguments instead of the arguments themselves.

9. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster say a subreddit is?
(a) A discussion board for a specific topic.
(b) A disguised criticism of another post.
(c) A clearinghouse for memes.
(d) An older form of crowd-sourced encyclopedia.

10. 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) Scholarly.
(b) Ironic.
(c) Careless.
(d) Engaging.

11. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster call the "fatal flaw" of the internet?
(a) The hierarchy of gatekeepers.
(b) Too many editors.
(c) A lack of quality control.
(d) The cost of connecting to it.

12. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what does Foster seem to admire most about Neil deGrasse Tyson's writing?
(a) That he is a witty and engaging writer.
(b) That he confines he writing to easily understood concepts.
(c) That he is one of the few scientists who can write about many fields of science.
(d) That he finds a way to communicate very abstract and unfamiliar ideas.

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

14. 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?
(a) To illustrate his point about trust.
(b) To offer support for his criticism of Wikipedia.
(c) To create humor.
(d) To create suspense.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. According to Foster in Chapter 9, Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is an example of what type of nonfiction?

4. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," what historical era does Foster tie New Journalism to?

5. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," Foster says that an author of a history about long-ago events is not really so much a reporter as a what?

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