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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease" through "Conclusion".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to "The Building Blocks of Arguments," what is the only form of nonfiction that is not argumentative?
(a) User manuals.
(b) Technical reports.
(c) Reportage.
(d) History.
2. In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster notes that the expectation for a writer to be engaging does not apply to which types of writing?
(a) Informational.
(b) Political.
(c) Technical.
(d) Academic.
3. In Chapter 14, "The Universe of Ideas/Ideas of the Universe," why does Foster introduce the example of Malcolm Gladwell?
(a) To provide an example of amateur profiling.
(b) To illustrate the idea of a science writer who has developed a "brand" for his writing.
(c) To show how a clever writer can overcome public skepticism.
(d) To contrast with the more rigorous writing of Neil deGrasse Tyson.
4. According to "The Building Blocks of Arguments," what are the "grounds" of a argument?
(a) The backing of a rebuttal or qualification.
(b) The conclusions that an argument is based on.
(c) Factual data and evidence.
(d) Explanations of the relationship between facts and claims.
5. According to Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," how did the tobacco industry react when news of the dangers of smoking was published?
(a) By refusing to abide by the Fairness Doctrine.
(b) By admitting that tobacco is dangerous.
(c) By pulling back on American marketing and expanding overseas.
(d) By committing scientific fraud.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 17, "The Criminal Element," what does Foster criticize Stephen Moore for?
2. In Chapter 8, "Bringing the News," one of the main points that Foster wants to make about All the President's Men is that it is a kind of writing he calls what?
3. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," why does Foster think Ambrose chose Merriwether Lewis's perspective for his history Undaunted Courage?
4. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," what form does Foster say takes its name from the French term for reminiscence?
5. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," Foster discusses the use of parallelism. He is discussing what technique?
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