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

2. What was an early version of Google called in 1996?
(a) FindOut.
(b) SearchMe!
(c) ModernWorld.
(d) BackRub.

3. Which short story did Canadian researchers ask subjects to read in 2001 as a way of testing how people retain information when reading in different formats?
(a) The Yellow Wallpaper.
(b) The Demon Lover.
(c) The Stranger.
(d) The Snows of Kilimanjaro.

4. According to Carr, language itself is NOT which of the following?
(a) Usually learned by the age of 5.
(b) A group exercise.
(c) A technology.
(d) A critical means of communication.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carr say about the state of electronic books in Chapter Six?

2. What does researcher Gary Smalls say that using the Net is like in terms of how the brain has to work, in some ways?

3. In Chapter Seven, what does Carr cite the Roman philosopher Seneca as having said 2,000 years ago?

4. In Chapter Five, what does Carr say is Colorado's oldest newspaper?

5. What does the Norwegian literary studies professor Anne Mangen say all reading is?

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