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