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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. In Chapter Five, which newspaper does Carr cite as ceasing its print edition in 2009?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The Christian Science Monitor.

2. In Chapter Three, what does Carr say thinking is governed by in a purely oral culture?
(a) The storytelling skills of its elders.
(b) The ability of its teachers to impart debating skills.
(c) The capacity of human memory.
(d) The length of the candles.

3. What skill was Plato best known for?
(a) Writing.
(b) Debating.
(c) Oration.
(d) Editing.

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

5. In Chapter Seven, Carr argues that distractions cause greater impairment when the train of thought we are involved in is which of the following?
(a) More scientific.
(b) More emotional
(c) More complex.
(d) More social.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did most literate Greek and Romans consume literature in the earliest days of the written word, according to Carr in Chapter Four?

2. In Chapter Six, what does Carr cite Alphonse de Lamartine as predicting in 1831?

3. Which university was at the forefront of computer programming and technological advances in the late 1970s, according to Carr?

4. Where did Lee de Forest grow up?

5. Who were the first people to start manufacturing scrolls of papyrus?

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