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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Psychologist George Miller, what type of process takes place in the mind relative to the information it receives?
(a) The ranking of important to less important information.
(b) The rejection of too much information.
(c) The simplification of information.
(d) The selection of relevant information.

2. What language do the drums of what is now Zaire mimic?
(a) Kele.
(b) Swahili
(c) Bantu.
(d) Zulu.

3. What did MIT scholar Vannevar Bush create?
(a) The telegram.
(b) The CAT scan.
(c) The difference engine.
(d) The Differential Analyzer.

4. In what manner was "A Table Alphabeticall" arranged?
(a) By importance.
(b) Alphabetically.
(c) By frequency of use.
(d) By popularity.

5. Who developed a system of logic that would not have been possible without writing?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Plato.
(d) Euripedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two essential elements of Shannon's simple communication model?

2. A psychologist named George Miller noticed that people seem to be able to easily remember up to how many items at a time?

3. What did the written language provide that helped to progress the intellect of mankind?

4. What were the interests of Charles Babbage, a brilliant Englishman who lived in the 19th century?

5. What did Shannon bring to one of his meetings?

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