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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 44).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Theorist Marshall McLuhan said that media forms supply the stuff of thought and also do which of the following?
(a) Help people learn how to grow gardens.
(b) Shape the business models of technology.
(c) Help people learn to read more quickly.
(d) Shape the process of thought.

4. Who was one of the inventors of BASIC, the first programming language to use common words and syntax?
(a) Bill Richardson.
(b) Nicholas Carr.
(c) John Kemeny.
(d) Steve Jobs.

5. In what year was the HAL 9000 computer made operational, according to Carr in Chapter One?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the inventor of the typewriter?

2. In what year does Carr say he starts to have reservations and misgivings about how his time spent online is affecting him?

3. What does Hebb's rule say?

4. According to Carr in Chapter Three, every technology is an expression of which of the following?

5. What is the name of the computer from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey?

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