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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 133 - 176).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which author wrote a 1997 history of the pursuit of artificial intelligence?
(a) Noam Chompsky.
(b) Allison Brin.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) George Dyson.

2. What is one of the newest branches of the New York Public Library, according to Carr in Chapter Five?
(a) The Fifth Street Library Center.
(b) The Bronx Library Center.
(c) The Queens Library Center.
(d) The Bryant Park Library Center.

3. According to Carr in Chapter Eight, how could the authority of any Web page be gauged in the early days of Google's first search engine?
(a) By how many clicks it gathers.
(b) By how many incoming links it attracts.
(c) By how much text is on it.
(d) By how many pictures are on it.

4. What do instrumentalists believe, according to Carr?
(a) Tools of technology will be the end of humanity.
(b) Tools of technology are only for the wealthy.
(c) Tools of technology have their own paths and need to be tightly controlled.
(d) Tools of technology are neutral in themselves and have no ends of their own.

5. What famous work of Saint Augustine's does Carr reference in Chapter Four?
(a) Confessions.
(b) Phaedrus.
(c) Illuminati.
(d) The DaVinci Code.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the psychologist Vaughan Bell saw the ability to focus on a single task represents in the history of psychological development?

2. In Chapter Five, Carr quotes McLuhan as saying a new medium is never which of the following?

3. Who is the president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment that Carr mentions in Chapter Five?

4. What is the name Google a play on?

5. As long ago as 8000 BC, what were some people using to keep track of livestock and other good for trading, according to Carr?

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