Truesdell-Unit A-Nonfiction
  • 1. What does the term "objective" mean?
A) A term that ALL opinion writers stick to
B) A statement that can be verified with facts or truth
C) A statement that consists largely of propaganda
D) A statement that consists of largely fiction
  • 2. What does the term "subjective" mean?
A) DNA
B) A statement that cannot be completely verified by factual data
C) Mathematics
D) Astronomy
  • 3. What does the term "propaganda" mean?
A) information spread to help or harm a certain person or party
B) A disturbing story of ALL untruths
C) ALL of the Republicans
D) ALL of the Democrats
  • 4. What does the term "truth" mean?
A) There is no such thing
B) An American history class
C) Pluralism
D) A term that can be verified with facts or factual data
  • 5. What does the term "argumentative" mean?
A) A debate
B) DNA and astronomy
C) Two parties who often get along
D) None of the above
  • 6. What does the term "expository" mean?
A) A term that exposes a candidate's lies
B) Means of leading someone to make the right decision
C) A term that explains the meaning or sets forth an idea
D) Means of leading someone to class
  • 7. What is a "litmus test/touchstone"?
A) That stone that bearded guy Moses threw down from the mountain.
B) Often a political term that defines truth
C) A political term that signals one's effectiveness for political office
D) This is science Mr. T. Are you nuts?
  • 8. What does the term "bandwagon" mean?
A) A wagon that contains four wheels and was widely used in the old West
B) A band of people who follow truth
C) A idea of persuasion in which others follow a popular idea
D) Another term for sheep
  • 9. What does the "1st Amendment to the Constitution" mean?
A) The right to equal protection under the law
B) The right to be free from searches in your house
C) The right to freedom from slavery
D) The right to peaceably assemble and freedom of the press
  • 10. What does the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution" give citizens?
A) The right to have equal protection of the law
B) The right to be free from slavery
C) The right to worship
D) The right to own firearms
  • 11. What does the word "integrity" mean?
A) The state of being honest, fair and sound
B) The state of being a liar
C) A type of integer system
D) The state of being partially correct
  • 12. What does the term "gullible" mean?
A) Ability to only hear the truth
B) Ability to believe without concrete evidence
C) A type of tactic politicians use
D) Ability to only hear what you want to hear
  • 13. What does the term "rhetoric" mean?
A) Only spoken terms that convince
B) Spoken or written conversation or discourse intended to persuade
C) A type of rhetory sound
D) Only written terms that convince
  • 14. What does the term "Speaker of the House" mean?
A) Third in line to the presidency-en elected position
B) A political term meaning "one who endorses"
C) An important man or woman in the House of Representatives that speaks
D) An important person who speaks the MOST in any house
  • 15. What does the term "evaluate" mean
A) FWCS's favorite "buzz" word
B) Another name for a test
C) To use good judgement and facts at hand to find meaning
D) A value of a given sum in an equation
  • 16. What does the term "horsepower" mean?
A) Peak engine performance at a given RPM
B) An old farm term that evaluates the horses' strength and vitality
C) The car's transmission choice
D) An ability of a car to slow quickly
  • 17. What does the term "torque" mean?
A) The power needed to remove stuck pickle lids
B) The ability to feel speed or pressure as you accelerate
C) Exactly the same as horsepower
D) The rotating force of the earth
  • 18. What does the term "octane" mean?
A) The eight components that go into engine performance
B) Sole reason you pay more at the pump
C) Lower the octane/higher the performance
D) Hydrocarbons added to fuel mixture to reduce "knocking"
  • 19. What is a turbocharger?
A) A device used to compress nitrogen for racing purposes
B) A device used to impress your date
C) A device fitted on to the steering wheel to control torque steer
D) A device used to compress and force air using a turbine to ultimately boost engine performance
  • 20. What is "efficiency?"
A) The U.S. Postal Service
B) A way of describing a car "nut"
C) A ratio of laziness to work not done
D) A ratio of work done to energy saved
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