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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. Carr writes that the computer is our servant, but it is simultaneously which of the following?
(a) Our friend.
(b) Our savior.
(c) Our master.
(d) Our confidant.

2. How did much of the early evidence of neuroplasticity come about?
(a) Through experiments that studied the brain's reaction to injuries.
(b) Through experiments about language.
(c) Through experiments researches tracked on ultrasound machines.
(d) Through experiments about the movement of the right arm.

3. What job did Johannes Gutenberg have before inventing the printing press?
(a) He was a doctor.
(b) He was an accountant.
(c) He was a goldsmith.
(d) He was a lawyer.

4. What does the Turning Test designed to measure?
(a) Signal strength of transistors.
(b) A machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior that is equal to, or even indistinguishable from, a human's.
(c) The bandwith of fiber optic cables.
(d) The strength of a code.

5. What else besides repeated physical actions can rewire the human brain?
(a) Having and walking a dog every day.
(b) Herbs and spices.
(c) Purely mental activity.
(d) Direct exposure to bright sunlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the Hypercard application?

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

3. Where did Lee de Forest grow up?

4. According to Carr, language itself is NOT which of the following?

5. In Chapter Three, what does Carr posit is one way to trace the intellectual maturation of individuals?

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