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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 Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
(b) In Cold Blood.
(c) The Armies of the Night.
(d) Hell's Angels.

2. Based on Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what would Foster call a neuroscientist reporting on and analyzing recent developments in neuroscience?
(a) Amateur profiles.
(b) Expert testimony.
(c) Journalistic compilation.
(d) Interrogation of text.

3. 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.

4. 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) Reportage.
(c) Creative nonfiction.
(d) New Journalism.

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

6. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," which authors does Foster point out as not engaged in New Journalism?
(a) Woodward and Bernstein.
(b) Breslin and Talese.
(c) Capote and Agee.
(d) Mailer and Didion.

7. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," what advantage does Foster say contemporaneous accounts have?
(a) They allow the writer to consult sources from a variety of viewpoints.
(b) They offer a long view on historical events.
(c) They offer a narrower--and therefore easier to understand--view of history.
(d) They allow the reader to understand the world as it is in the present.

8. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," why does Foster introduce the example of Malcolm Gladwell?
(a) To illustrate the idea of a science writer who has developed a "brand" for his writing.
(b) To provide an example of amateur profiling.
(c) To show how a clever writer can overcome public skepticism.
(d) To contrast with the more rigorous writing of Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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 tries to write outside of his own field.
(c) That he does not try to engage the reader.
(d) That he offers so much data it can be difficult to follow his arguments.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," what important characteristic of the essay does Foster point out?

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

4. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that Fire and Fury was "incendiary" (189). He is comparing the book to what?

5. 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?

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