Truesdell-Unit A-Nonfiction
  • 1. What does the term "objective" mean?
A) A statement that consists largely of propaganda
B) A term that ALL opinion writers stick to
C) A statement that consists of largely fiction
D) A statement that can be verified with facts or truth
  • 2. What does the term "subjective" mean?
A) A statement that cannot be completely verified by factual data
B) DNA
C) Mathematics
D) Astronomy
  • 3. What does the term "propaganda" mean?
A) ALL of the Republicans
B) ALL of the Democrats
C) information spread to help or harm a certain person or party
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) Pluralism
C) An American history class
D) There is no such thing
  • 5. What does the term "argumentative" mean?
A) None of the above
B) DNA and astronomy
C) Two parties who often get along
D) A debate
  • 6. What does the term "expository" mean?
A) Means of leading someone to make the right decision
B) A term that exposes a candidate's lies
C) Means of leading someone to class
D) A term that explains the meaning or sets forth an idea
  • 7. What is a "litmus test/touchstone"?
A) That stone that bearded guy Moses threw down from the mountain.
B) A political term that signals one's effectiveness for political office
C) This is science Mr. T. Are you nuts?
D) Often a political term that defines truth
  • 8. What does the term "bandwagon" mean?
A) A wagon that contains four wheels and was widely used in the old West
B) Another term for sheep
C) A idea of persuasion in which others follow a popular idea
D) A band of people who follow truth
  • 9. What does the "1st Amendment to the Constitution" mean?
A) The right to freedom from slavery
B) The right to be free from searches in your house
C) The right to equal protection under the law
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 be free from slavery
B) The right to own firearms
C) The right to worship
D) The right to have equal protection of the law
  • 11. What does the word "integrity" mean?
A) The state of being a liar
B) A type of integer system
C) The state of being honest, fair and sound
D) The state of being partially correct
  • 12. What does the term "gullible" mean?
A) A type of tactic politicians use
B) Ability to only hear the truth
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 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) FWCS's favorite "buzz" word
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) The car's transmission choice
C) An old farm term that evaluates the horses' strength and vitality
D) Peak engine performance at a given RPM
  • 17. What does the term "torque" mean?
A) The ability to feel speed or pressure as you accelerate
B) The power needed to remove stuck pickle lids
C) The rotating force of the earth
D) Exactly the same as horsepower
  • 18. What does the term "octane" mean?
A) Lower the octane/higher the performance
B) Hydrocarbons added to fuel mixture to reduce "knocking"
C) Sole reason you pay more at the pump
D) The eight components that go into engine performance
  • 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 used to impress your date
C) A device fitted on to the steering wheel to control torque steer
D) A device used to compress nitrogen for racing purposes
  • 20. What is "efficiency?"
A) A way of describing a car "nut"
B) The U.S. Postal Service
C) A ratio of work done to energy saved
D) A ratio of laziness to work not done
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