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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. How does Carr report that the layout of the Bronx Library Center has recently changed in Chapter Five?
(a) The books and computers are both in the center.
(b) At the center are Internet-connected computers, and the print books have been pushed to the margins.
(c) At the center are the books, and the computers are at the margins.
(d) At the center are the people, and the computers and books are at the margins.

2. In Chapter Seven, Carr says that if working memory is the mind's scratch pad, then long-term memory is which of the following?
(a) Its filing system.
(b) Its attic.
(c) Its Dewey Decimal system.
(d) Its safe.

3. In what year was the HAL 9000 computer made operational, according to Carr in Chapter One?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1992.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1999.

4. Which media mogul at RCA and NBC dismissed criticism of the mass media on which his career was built in the year 1955?
(a) Walter Winchell.
(b) Walter White.
(c) Les Moonves.
(d) David Sarnoff.

5. Which major publisher does Carr mention in Chapter Six that began publishing e-novels with videos embedded in them?
(a) Penguin.
(b) Hyperion.
(c) Random House.
(d) Simon and Shuster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Turning Test designed to measure?

2. In Chapter Six, what does Carr say is one of the more popular of the new digital readers?

3. What is one of the newest branches of the New York Public Library, according to Carr in Chapter Five?

4. Who created the Hypercard application?

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

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