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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. What was an early version of Google called in 1996?
(a) ModernWorld.
(b) BackRub.
(c) SearchMe!
(d) FindOut.

2. What types of programs did Carr shut down or curtail so he could focus on writing his book?
(a) His video game group.
(b) His RSS feeder and social media accounts.
(c) His Instant Messaging chat rooms with friends.
(d) His Harry Potter fan fiction site.

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

4. How many categories does Carr claim our technologies can be divided into in Chapter Three?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

5. What is Google's Silicon Valley headquarters called?
(a) The Googleplex.
(b) The Church.
(c) The Manlo Park Building.
(d) The Lab.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which researcher carried out the first studies that showed people's brains changing in response to Internet use?

2. Where does the hippocampus lie in the brain's anatomy?

3. What line did Walt Whitman write in one of the opening verses of Leaves of Grass?

4. In Chapter Six, what does Carr say a book retains over the computer as a device for reading?

5. According to Carr in Chapter Four, what kind of reading was largely unknown in the ancient world?

(see the answer key)

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