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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 45 - 88).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Lee de Forest invent?
(a) The short-wave radio.
(b) The Enigma machine.
(c) The Audion.
(d) The television.

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

4. In Chapter Three, which of the following does Carr say is often not recognized by a technology's inventor?
(a) Its intellectual ethic.
(b) Its benefits.
(c) Its cost.
(d) Its longevity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of type did Johannes Gutenberg invent with the printing press?

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

3. Who did Gutenberg secure funding for his printing press from?

4. What kind of sea slugs did Eric Kandel perform experiments on in the early 1970s?

5. What device does Carr buy in 1990 that increases his ability to connect to the nascent Internet?

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