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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 13,"On the Stump" through Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," Foster says that All the President's Men is sui generis. He is saying that this book is what?
(a) Uplifting.
(b) Challenging.
(c) Unique.
(d) Revealing.

2. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," what criticism does Foster level against Malcolm Gladwell?
(a) That he does not try to engage the reader.
(b) That he does not examine data critically enough.
(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.

3. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," why does Foster take the time to discuss the characteristic style of Barnes, Hitchens, and Robinson?
(a) To illustrate how different the voice and style of essayists can be.
(b) To demonstrate that Barnes is the least interesting of the three writers.
(c) To point out the "earnestness" of Robinson's writing.
(d) To support his claim that there is an essayist for every kind of reader.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 13, "On the Stump," what criticism does Foster level at Comey's book A Higher Loyalty?

3. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," why does Foster introduce the example of Malcolm Gladwell?

4. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," what reason does Foster give for journalists generally being proved correct despite public mistrust?

5. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." Foster says that a source's quote can be "emended" (55). What happens to an emended quote?

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