View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 9, "Living the News" through Chapter 12, "That Is So Last Year".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "The Building Blocks of Arguments," what are the "grounds" of a argument?
(a) Factual data and evidence.
(b) The backing of a rebuttal or qualification.
(c) The conclusions that an argument is based on.
(d) Explanations of the relationship between facts and claims.

2. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," what important characteristic of the essay does Foster point out?
(a) It is highly adaptable.
(b) It is an ancient form of writing.
(c) It is more easily understood than other forms of nonfiction.
(d) It teaches the reader to organize their thoughts.

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

4. In Chapter 4, "The Parts You Don't Read," what part of a text does Foster say is "under-read"? (39).
(a) Introductions.
(b) The table of contents.
(c) The index.
(d) Titles.

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) Philosophers and scholars.
(c) Journalists and novelists.
(d) Politicians and musicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster calls a certain kind of reader the "cognoscenti." What kind of a reader is her referring to?

2. In Chapter 3, "The Power of the Prologue," what does Foster say distinguishes the prologue from a preface?

3. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say is usually the difference between quoted anonymous sources and sources speaking "on background"?

4. In Chapter 10, "From the Inside Out," Foster says that the placement of newspaper columns often creates a "dichotomy." What is he accusing them of doing?

5. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," what advantage does Foster say elapsed time gives to historical accounts?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 444 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample