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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 177 - 224).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ari Sculman wrote that the brain's connections do not merely provide access to a memory, but they also do which of the following?
(a) They help a person figure out how they feel, emotionally, about a memory.
(b) They help a person form new memories.
(c) They help a person tell stories about the memory.
(d) They constitute memories themselves.

2. 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.

3. Who was one of the first biologists to argue that the human brain might be in a constant state of flux?
(a) Michael Moskovitz.
(b) J.Z. Young.
(c) Jessica Joyner.
(d) Marion Crace.

4. What did a 2006 study by Jupiter Research reveal a huge overlap in, according to Carr in Chapter Five?
(a) TV viewing and Smartphone use.
(b) TV viewing and Web surfing.
(c) Web surfing and eating.
(d) Smartphone use and computer use.

5. What kind of sea slugs did Eric Kandel perform experiments on in the early 1970s?
(a) Aplysia.
(b) Cucumbers.
(c) Golangels.
(d) Prickly slugs.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Marissa Mayer call Google's moon shot?

4. When did Nathaniel Hawthorne write about the advantages of people spending time in nature?

5. In Chapter Seven, Carr argues that distractions cause greater impairment when the train of thought we are involved in is which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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