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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 89 - 132).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do instrumentalists believe, according to Carr?
(a) Tools of technology have their own paths and need to be tightly controlled.
(b) Tools of technology will be the end of humanity.
(c) Tools of technology are only for the wealthy.
(d) Tools of technology are neutral in themselves and have no ends of their own.
2. In Chapter Five, Carr quotes McLuhan as saying a new medium is never which of the following?
(a) A sign of regression.
(b) Cheap.
(c) A sign of progress.
(d) An addition to an old one.
3. In Chapter Seven, what does Carr say is the greatest paradox of using the Internet?
(a) We think we are in control of the Net, but it is actually controlling us.
(b) We think the Net is educating us, but it is actually making it harder for us to concentrate.
(c) The Net grabs our attention only to scatter it.
(d) We think the Net is cheap, but it is actually expensive.
4. What is the name of the computer from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey?
(a) Dave.
(b) Winifred.
(c) HAL.
(d) Wemberly.
5. What device does Carr buy in 1990 that increases his ability to connect to the nascent Internet?
(a) An external hard drive.
(b) A cyber-optic cable connector.
(c) A Hypercard.
(d) A modem.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of type did Johannes Gutenberg invent with the printing press?
2. How did most literate Greek and Romans consume literature in the earliest days of the written word, according to Carr in Chapter Four?
3. What did the creation of word breaks and punctuation do for readers as the act of writing evolved, according to Carr?
4. In Chapter Three, which of the following does Carr say is often not recognized by a technology's inventor?
5. As long ago as 8000 BC, what were some people using to keep track of livestock and other good for trading, according to Carr?
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