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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 which year was Carr born?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1959.

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

3. According to Carr, language itself is NOT which of the following?
(a) A technology.
(b) A critical means of communication.
(c) Usually learned by the age of 5.
(d) A group exercise.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of the inventors of BASIC, the first programming language to use common words and syntax?

2. What did Aristotle think the primary function of the human brain was?

3. What did Lee de Forest invent?

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

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

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