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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gleick presents his intention to trace the growth of both the concept of information and information itself by identifying what key elements?
(a) The people and thinking that contributed to it.
(b) Origin and reliability of sources.
(c) Society and culture.
(d) Nation and type of governance.

2. All known alphabets are based on the original alphabet that emerged about 1500 B.C. in what area?
(a) The Mediterranean region.
(b) South America.
(c) Asia.
(d) Egypt.

3. How many years ago was the first language established?
(a) Between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago.
(b) 50,000 years ago.
(c) 100,000 years ago.
(d) Between 4,500 and 8,000 years ago.

4. What culture grouped characters in categories such as tools, weapons, plants, animals, and buildings?
(a) The Italians.
(b) The Chinese.
(c) The Inca Culture.
(d) The Egyptians.

5. What development was the last stage of writing?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) The alphabet.
(c) Phoenetics.
(d) The numeric system.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were phonetic sounds represented in language?

2. What uses one symbol to represent one "minimal sound"?

3. How did the drummers of Africa differentiate between similar words?

4. Where was knowledge stored prior to the written word?

5. What was the small device intended to replace bulky vacuum tubes perfected by Bell Laboratories called?

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