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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that Fire and Fury was "incendiary" (189). He is comparing the book to what?
(a) A bomb.
(b) An iceberg.
(c) A riot.
(d) A storm.

2. 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) A variety of perspectives.
(c) The reader's trust.
(d) The chance to engage a wider audience of readers.

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what does Foster tell us begins Ben Franklin's autobiography?

2. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what does Foster seem to admire most about Neil deGrasse Tyson's writing?

3. Whom does Foster name, in Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," as the "inheritors" (164) of the legacy of Apologia Pro Vita Sua?

4. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," Foster says that the chief aim of Fire and Fury is to demonstrate what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," what characteristics does Foster say the thesis of a strong essay will have?

2. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," why does Foster spend time describing the contents of Cardinal Newman's autobiography?

3. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," what criticism does Foster level at Fox News?

4. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," why does Foster say that Hunter S. Thomson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is really a roman à clef?

5. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," what does Foster list as the three criteria of Ezra Pound's criticism?

6. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what does Foster say motivates antiscientific beliefs?

7. In Chapter 12, "That Is So Last Year," what difference does Foster explain between primary and secondary sources?

8. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what qualities does Foster say a genuine expert will have?

9. In Chapter 12, "That Is So Last Year," what change in "fashion" does Foster say that the publishing of history has followed in the past decades?

10. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster propose as a solution to inaccuracies on the web?

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