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

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

3. When was the Apple Computer company incorporated?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1977.
(d) 2000.

4. What does Carr say he finds himself trapped in by the mid-1990s relating to computer equipment purchasing?
(a) An upgrade cycle.
(b) A cycle of debt.
(c) A process of trying to keep up with friends by purchasing the latest equipment.
(d) A frustrating cycle of devices breaking and Carr needing to spent a lot of money to replace them.

5. In what year does Carr say he starts to have reservations and misgivings about how his time spent online is affecting him?
(a) 1995.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1985.
(d) 2007.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year was Carr born?

2. What device does Carr buy in 1990 that increases his ability to connect to the nascent Internet?

3. Which university was at the forefront of computer programming and technological advances in the late 1970s, according to Carr?

4. Which neuroscientist carried out ground-breaking experiments in the late 1960s that pioneered the ideas of neuroplasticity?

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

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