1. What theory was not only useful in practical communications, but had applications in psychology, biology, and physics?
(a) The Quantum theory.
(b) The theory of relativity.
(c) The M-Theory.
(d) The information theory.

2. What does a closed system made up of a hot part and a cold part attain as the heat passes from the hot part to the cold part?
(a) Equilibrium.
(b) 32 degrees F.
(c) Neutrality.
(d) Controlled environment.

3. What code did Claude Shannon apply to relay switches which could either be open or closed?
(a) 0 and 1.
(b) 1 and 100
(c) 2 and 4
(d) .1 to .5

4. Why is the belief in God an enduring one?
(a) The belief is inherited.
(b) Beliefs are the only concepts that are passed on.
(c) The memes retain beliefs.
(d) Belief of God has been with mankind since the beginning.

5. What word book by James Murray was first published in 1879?
(a) Oxford English Dictionary.
(b) The First Language.
(c) The Birth of Writing.
(d) A Table Alphabeticall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the modern meaning of "entropy"? "Entropy was not a kind of energy or an amount of energy," Gleick writes (p. 271). It was instead an abstract measurement of the unavailability of energy.

2. Prior to the electric telegraph, an invention by the same name was created by Claude Chappe and his brothers during what conflict?

3. What jobs were created to handle the increasing number of telephone calls?

4. How was the machine created by Charles Babbage received?

5. How was "A Table Alphabeticall" intended to help people?

(see the answer key)

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