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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 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 Demon Lover.
(b) The Yellow Wallpaper.
(c) The Snows of Kilimanjaro.
(d) The Stranger.

2. According to Carr in Chapter Seven, which of the following forms the major bottleneck in our brains?
(a) The encoding of new words we have learned.
(b) The process of learning new musical sounds.
(c) The passage from working memory to long-term memory.
(d) The processing of visual information, especially bright colors.

3. Who laid out a theory of dualism in his Meditations of 1641?
(a) Erasmus.
(b) Rene Descartes.
(c) Stephen Daedalus.
(d) Socrates.

4. What else besides repeated physical actions can rewire the human brain?
(a) Herbs and spices.
(b) Direct exposure to bright sunlight.
(c) Purely mental activity.
(d) Having and walking a dog every day.

5. Carr writes that the computer is our servant, but it is simultaneously which of the following?
(a) Our confidant.
(b) Our friend.
(c) Our master.
(d) Our savior.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About how many bibles did Gutenberg print before running out of money?

3. In Chapter Five, Carr quotes McLuhan as saying a new medium is never which of the following?

4. Who is the president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment that Carr mentions in Chapter Five?

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

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