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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. Who wrote the book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man?
(a) Merrion Crace.
(b) Marshall McLuhan.
(c) Nicholas Carr.
(d) Walter Winchell.

2. When did the brilliant mathematician Alan Turing kill himself?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1940.

3. In Chapter Three, what does Carr say Theuth thought about the art of writing?
(a) He thought it would lead to unrest among the farmers.
(b) He thought it would lead to uprisings against the ruling classes.
(c) He thought it would lead people to more secular lives.
(d) He thought it would make Egyptians wiser and improve their memories.

4. How does Carr himself contribute to Internet content by the mid-2000s?
(a) He becomes a blogger.
(b) He becomes a user-interface professional for Apple.
(c) He becomes a software engineer.
(d) He becomes a marketing chief for Google.

5. What kind of type did Johannes Gutenberg invent with the printing press?
(a) Immovable.
(b) Movable.
(c) Bold.
(d) Two-tone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which former Rhodes Scholar and former student body president at Florida State University told Carr he does not read books any longer?

2. In Chapter Three, which of the following does Carr say is often not recognized by a technology's inventor?

3. Which famous philosopher from the 1800s wrote an appreciative small piece about his love for the typewriter?

4. What do instrumentalists believe, according to Carr?

5. What does Carr say was a feature of early writing that is hard for us to imagine today?

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