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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Landauer disprove von Neumann's theory on the energy cost of information?
(a) Through extensive experiments.
(b) He was supported by others who agreed with him.
(c) Flipping a bit from one state to another did not change entropy..
(d) There was no lost of vitality.

2. Who is Seth Lloyd?
(a) A astrophysicist at Stanford.
(b) A theoretical physicist at MIT.
(c) A physics professor at Harvard.
(d) A quantum engineer at MIT.

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

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

5. The early telegraph had trouble functioning under what conditions?
(a) Fog and rain.
(b) Sunny skies.
(c) Migratory seasons.
(d) Overuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was used in the earliest known method of writing language?

2. How are memes replicated?

3. Who first defined the concept of "bandwith"?

4. Why were there so many message errors with the early telegraph?

5. What problem is presented by today's information?

(see the answer key)

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