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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 Seven, why does Carr claim that we want to be interrupted as we work on the Net?
(a) Each interruption brings us a valuable piece of information.
(b) We all need frequent breaks to process new information.
(c) We are social creatures by nature, and we love social media messages.
(d) We love to communicate through the written word, and email is a perfect avenue for that.

2. What did the first researcher to show how people's brains change in response to Internet activity use to scan the brains of his subjects?
(a) MRI.
(b) Ultrasound.
(c) X-ray.
(d) Sonic imaging.

3. What 1993 book of Neil Postman's does Carr reference in Chapter Eight?
(a) Technopoly.
(b) Googleplex.
(c) Coding Phrases.
(d) The Dark Room.

4. In Chapter Six, what does Carr say a book retains over the computer as a device for reading?
(a) Some serious drawbacks.
(b) Some compelling advantages.
(c) Some support from authors.
(d) Some financial challenges.

5. What are the tiny jumps people's eye movements make as they read, as discovered by Louis Emilie Javal in 1879?
(a) Scavulas.
(b) Malinas.
(c) Saccades.
(d) Croquets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does New York University professor Clay Shirkey suggest is overrated in Chapter Six?

2. In Chapter Seven, what does Carr say is the greatest paradox of using the Internet?

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

4. Which major publisher does Carr mention in Chapter Six that began publishing e-novels with videos embedded in them?

5. What was one of the main drawbacks to scrolls?

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