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Truesdell-Unit A-Nonfiction
Contributed by: Truesdell
  • 1. What does the term "objective" mean?
A) A term that ALL opinion writers stick to
B) A statement that consists largely of propaganda
C) A statement that can be verified with facts or truth
D) A statement that consists of largely fiction
  • 2. What does the term "subjective" mean?
A) DNA
B) Astronomy
C) Mathematics
D) A statement that cannot be completely verified by factual data
  • 3. What does the term "propaganda" mean?
A) ALL of the Democrats
B) ALL of the Republicans
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) Pluralism
B) A term that can be verified with facts or factual data
C) There is no such thing
D) An American history class
  • 5. What does the term "argumentative" mean?
A) None of the above
B) DNA and astronomy
C) A debate
D) Two parties who often get along
  • 6. What does the term "expository" mean?
A) Means of leading someone to make the right decision
B) A term that explains the meaning or sets forth an idea
C) A term that exposes a candidate's lies
D) Means of leading someone to class
  • 7. What is a "litmus test/touchstone"?
A) Often a political term that defines truth
B) That stone that bearded guy Moses threw down from the mountain.
C) This is science Mr. T. Are you nuts?
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) A idea of persuasion in which others follow a popular idea
C) A wagon that contains four wheels and was widely used in the old West
D) Another term for sheep
  • 9. What does the "1st Amendment to the Constitution" mean?
A) The right to freedom from slavery
B) The right to peaceably assemble and freedom of the press
C) The right to be free from searches in your house
D) The right to equal protection under the law
  • 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) Ability to only hear what you want to hear
C) A type of tactic politicians use
D) Ability to believe without concrete evidence
  • 13. What does the term "rhetoric" mean?
A) Only spoken terms that convince
B) Only written terms that convince
C) A type of rhetory sound
D) Spoken or written conversation or discourse intended to persuade
  • 14. What does the term "Speaker of the House" mean?
A) A political term meaning "one who endorses"
B) Third in line to the presidency-en elected position
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) A value of a given sum in an equation
B) FWCS's favorite "buzz" word
C) To use good judgement and facts at hand to find meaning
D) Another name for a test
  • 16. What does the term "horsepower" mean?
A) An old farm term that evaluates the horses' strength and vitality
B) An ability of a car to slow quickly
C) Peak engine performance at a given RPM
D) The car's transmission choice
  • 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) Sole reason you pay more at the pump
B) The eight components that go into engine performance
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 compress and force air using a turbine to ultimately boost engine performance
C) A device fitted on to the steering wheel to control torque steer
D) A device used to impress your date
  • 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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