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Truesdell-Unit A-Nonfiction
Contributed by: Truesdell
  • 1. What does the term "objective" mean?
A) A statement that consists of largely fiction
B) A term that ALL opinion writers stick to
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) DNA
B) A statement that cannot be completely verified by factual data
C) Mathematics
D) Astronomy
  • 3. What does the term "propaganda" mean?
A) ALL of the Democrats
B) information spread to help or harm a certain person or party
C) A disturbing story of ALL untruths
D) ALL of the Republicans
  • 4. What does the term "truth" mean?
A) An American history class
B) A term that can be verified with facts or factual data
C) Pluralism
D) There is no such thing
  • 5. What does the term "argumentative" mean?
A) Two parties who often get along
B) None of the above
C) A debate
D) DNA and astronomy
  • 6. What does the term "expository" mean?
A) Means of leading someone to class
B) A term that explains the meaning or sets forth an idea
C) Means of leading someone to make the right decision
D) A term that exposes a candidate's lies
  • 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 idea of persuasion in which others follow a popular idea
B) A wagon that contains four wheels and was widely used in the old West
C) A band of people who follow truth
D) Another term for sheep
  • 9. What does the "1st Amendment to the Constitution" mean?
A) The right to be free from searches in your house
B) The right to peaceably assemble and freedom of the press
C) The right to freedom from slavery
D) The right to equal protection under the law
  • 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) 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 believe without concrete evidence
B) Ability to only hear what you want to hear
C) A type of tactic politicians use
D) Ability to only hear the truth
  • 13. What does the term "rhetoric" mean?
A) Only written terms that convince
B) Spoken or written conversation or discourse intended to persuade
C) A type of rhetory sound
D) Only spoken terms that convince
  • 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) Another name for a test
B) FWCS's favorite "buzz" word
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) An old farm term that evaluates the horses' strength and vitality
B) Peak engine performance at a given RPM
C) The car's transmission choice
D) An ability of a car to slow quickly
  • 17. What does the term "torque" mean?
A) The rotating force of the earth
B) The power needed to remove stuck pickle lids
C) The ability to feel speed or pressure as you accelerate
D) Exactly the same as horsepower
  • 18. What does the term "octane" mean?
A) Sole reason you pay more at the pump
B) Hydrocarbons added to fuel mixture to reduce "knocking"
C) Lower the octane/higher the performance
D) The eight components that go into engine performance
  • 19. What is a turbocharger?
A) A device fitted on to the steering wheel to control torque steer
B) A device used to compress and force air using a turbine to ultimately boost engine performance
C) A device used to impress your date
D) A device used to compress nitrogen for racing purposes
  • 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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