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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. How did the rise of silent reading change the architecture of libraries, according to Carr?
(a) Small, individual desks were installed.
(b) Private carrels and cloisters were torn out in favor of longer tables in open spaces where people could read silently side by side.
(c) Individual rooms with doors that could be closed were installed.
(d) Theaters were installed.

2. In Chapter Five, what does Carr say happens to other media as the Net expands?
(a) Other media contract.
(b) Other media try to catch up.
(c) Other media flourish.
(d) Other media adapt.

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

4. What does the researcher Nicole Speer say about the act of deep reading?
(a) It is only achievable with absolute silence.
(b) It is not possible for many people to focus long enough to read deeply.
(c) It is not passive, but rather very active.
(d) It is a prerequisite for academic achievement.

5. What does the Turning Test designed to measure?
(a) A machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior that is equal to, or even indistinguishable from, a human's.
(b) Signal strength of transistors.
(c) The strength of a code.
(d) The bandwith of fiber optic cables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which company owns YouTube?

2. Which book did Christine Rosen of the Ethics and Public Policy Center first try to read on a Kindle?

3. Where was Johannes Gutenberg born?

4. How did most literate Greek and Romans consume literature in the earliest days of the written word, according to Carr in Chapter Four?

5. About how many bibles did Gutenberg print before running out of money?

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