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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What society created the first numeric tables?
(a) Egyptian.
(b) Babylonian.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Roman.
2. What was the intent of the Principia Mathematica?
(a) To disprove the theory of relativity.
(b) To confirm the theory of gravity.
(c) To prove or disprove quantum consciousness.
(d) To prove or disprove any statement.
3. All known alphabets are based on the original alphabet that emerged about 1500 B.C. in what area?
(a) The Mediterranean region.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Asia.
(d) South America.
4. What is the system of dots and dashes used to communicate telegrams called?
(a) Electronic Messaging.
(b) Bell's Code.
(c) Morse Code.
(d) Tele-Com Messaging.
5. What word book by Robert Cawdrey was published first in 1604?
(a) The Written Word.
(b) The English Language.
(c) A Table Alphabeticall.
(d) Oxford English Dictionary.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was knowledge stored prior to the written word?
2. How did the drummers of Africa differentiate between similar words?
3. What was provided in "A Table Alphabeticall"?
4. How was the telephone superior to the telegraph?
5. What did Alan Turing reduce human thought to?
Short Essay Questions
1. By the 1930s the telephone had replace the telegraph as the most advanced means of communication. What advantages did the telephone have over the telegraph?
2. How was the "telephone number" born?
3. Who invented the "first" telegraph?
4. What are the two "wordbooks" that Gleick refers to in this chapter?
5. In modern times, what innovation has had the most impact on language?
6. After the use of pictures, what were the next two stages of language development?
7. While working on plans for this "analytical engine," Babbage struck an acquaintance with what young woman?
8. What advanced form of communication was beginning to emerge in the 1840s?
9. What did Claude Shannon create from examining the statistical makeup of the English language?
10. Why did Ada Lovelace publish her mathematical arguments anonymously?
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