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Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1
The news business has always been an important part of American history.
A)True
B)False
2
Mark Twain developed his writing style as a newspaper reporter.
A)True
B)False
3
Some of the earliest newsletters were published more than 2,000 years ago.
A)True
B)False
4
Female reporters are gutsy, idealistic, beautiful and single; male reporters are surly, cynical loners who lie, cheat and ruin peoples' lives to get a juicy scoop.
A)True
B)False
5
Ben Franklin published the first newspaper in America.
A)True
B)False
6
The inverted pyramid style of newspaper writing made stories tighter and newsier.
A)True
B)False
7
Yellow journalism refers to the color of paper used for a newspaper.
A)True
B)False
8
The first photo printed in a newspaper appeared as recently as 1880.
A)True
B)False
9
The Missouri Gazette was the first newspaper published west of the Mississippi.
A)True
B)False
10
In his newspaper, The World, publisher Joseph Pulitzer launched courageous crusades against corruption in government and business in the early 1900s.
A)True
B)False







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