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

2. How did the map and clock change language indirectly, according to Carr?
(a) People started using navigational terms for literature-related topics.
(b) New metaphors based on the map and clock arose to describe natural phenomenon.
(c) People started reading maps much more than they read books.
(d) People started drawing clock hands on their books.

3. What famous work of Saint Augustine's does Carr reference in Chapter Four?
(a) Confessions.
(b) Illuminati.
(c) Phaedrus.
(d) The DaVinci Code.

4. Which was one of the first computers Carr ever bought for his own personal use?
(a) One of IBM's earliest desktops.
(b) An early Apple Smartphone.
(c) One of Toshibia's early laptops.
(d) One of Apple's earliest Macintoshes.

5. What skill was Socrates most well-known for?
(a) Oration.
(b) Debating.
(c) Writing.
(d) Editing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Carr say the Net differs most from much of the mass media it has displaced?

2. How did much of the early evidence of neuroplasticity come about?

3. In Chapter Four, which of the following does Carr say became a prerequisite for intellectual achievement?

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

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

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