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