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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. Which book did Christine Rosen of the Ethics and Public Policy Center first try to read on a Kindle?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) The Nix.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) Nicholas Nickleby.

2. Which former Rhodes Scholar and former student body president at Florida State University told Carr he does not read books any longer?
(a) John Sonyar.
(b) James Murphy.
(c) Joe O'Shea.
(d) Fred Armisen.

3. According to Carr in Chapter Three, every technology is an expression of which of the following?
(a) Foresight.
(b) Progress.
(c) Human will.
(d) Ingenuity.

4. About how much did Carr spend on his first real computer purchase in 1986?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $2,000.

5. In Chapter Seven, what does Carr say the Net delivers to users on a daily basis through its high-speed system?
(a) Rewards that our brain treats the same way as it treats sugar.
(b) More information that anyone could retain.
(c) Negative feelings in the form of jealousy at seeing other people's social media pictures.
(d) Positive reinforcements.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Johannes Gutenberg born?

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

4. In Chapter Five, which publication does Carr cite as once being known for publishing long-form pieces by journalists like Hunter S. Thompson?

5. Which was one of the first computers Carr ever bought for his own personal use?

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