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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 does Carr say that the Net is by design in Chapter Seven?
(a) An educational tool.
(b) An interruption system.
(c) An ad revenue tool.
(d) A purveyor of fine goods.

2. In Chapter Eight, what concern does Carr cite critics as having voiced about Google's commercial control over the distribution of digitized books?
(a) That rural areas with poor Internet access would suffer.
(b) Too much overload on Google's servers.
(c) A restriction in the flow of knowledge.
(d) That eventually only the wealthy would be able to access digital books.

3. In Chapter Five, what does Carr argue that hyperlinks do in a text?
(a) Help us understand topics better.
(b) Strain our eyes.
(c) Propel us towards supplemental works.
(d) Re-wire the neural pathways in our brains.

4. Which researcher carried out the first studies that showed people's brains changing in response to Internet use?
(a) Gayle Peterson.
(b) Gary Small.
(c) Nicole Speer.
(d) Michael Mezenich.

5. About how many bibles did Gutenberg print before running out of money?
(a) 200.
(b) 5000.
(c) 1000.
(d) 500.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which alphabet became the model for most Western alphabets, according to Carr?

2. What does the Turning Test designed to measure?

3. When did the brilliant mathematician Alan Turing kill himself?

4. In Chapter Five, what does Carr say happens to other media as the Net expands?

5. According to Carr, language itself is NOT which of the following?

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