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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what field was Charles Babbage an early pioneer?
(a) Advanced mathematics.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Computer science.
(d) Physics.

3. In the prologue to "The Information", what year does Gleick identify as a crucial year in the history of information and computing?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1948.

4. Where was knowledge stored prior to the written word?
(a) Word of wise men.
(b) By legend.
(c) In tribal strongholds.
(d) In the mind.

5. What uses one symbol to represent one "minimal sound"?
(a) Sub-Saharan drums.
(b) Radio waves.
(c) The alphabet.
(d) Morse code.

Short Answer Questions

1. The early telegraph had trouble functioning under what conditions?

2. Why is the belief in God an enduring one?

3. Before "A Table Alphabeticall", how were most catalogs and word lists arranged?

4. What development was the last stage of writing?

5. At an exclusive meeting in New York City, Shannon commented that the English language had what characteristic?

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