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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. In Chapter Three, which of the following does Carr say is often not recognized by a technology's inventor?
(a) Its benefits.
(b) Its longevity.
(c) Its cost.
(d) Its intellectual ethic.

2. In Chapter Six, what does Carr say is one of the more popular of the new digital readers?
(a) Apple's iPad.
(b) Amazon's Kindle.
(c) Toshiba's tablet.
(d) Samsung's tablet.

3. In Chapter Five, Carr quotes McLuhan as saying a new medium is never which of the following?
(a) Cheap.
(b) An addition to an old one.
(c) A sign of regression.
(d) A sign of progress.

4. In Chapter Three, what does Carr say thinking is governed by in a purely oral culture?
(a) The length of the candles.
(b) The ability of its teachers to impart debating skills.
(c) The capacity of human memory.
(d) The storytelling skills of its elders.

5. What does Carr say is Johnson's primary kind of knowledge in the end of Chapter Seven?
(a) The ability to discuss a given topic in a debating format.
(b) The ability to cite at least three academic scholars who specialized in a given topic.
(c) The ability to know a subject in depth for ourselves.
(d) The ability to write at least five pages of clear reasoning on a given topic, and to provide a window into an opposing point of view.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book of Steven Johnson's does Carr cite in Chapter Seven?

2. In Chapter Four, who does Carr claim were the first people to use a specialized medium for writing?

3. What did the first civilizations in Mesopotamia use to write on?

4. In Chapter Six, what does Carr say is the one form of popular media that has been most resistant to the Net's influence?

5. How does Carr say the Net differs most from much of the mass media it has displaced?

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