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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 famous philosopher from the 1800s wrote an appreciative small piece about his love for the typewriter?
(a) Sigmund Freud.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(d) Karl Marx.

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

3. In which year was Carr born?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1990.

4. Which university was at the forefront of computer programming and technological advances in the late 1970s, according to Carr?
(a) Dartmouth University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Florida State University.
(d) Penn State University.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sea slugs did Eric Kandel perform experiments on in the early 1970s?

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

3. Which of the following terms did Jeffrey Schwartz of UCLA coin?

4. How many categories does Carr claim our technologies can be divided into in Chapter Three?

5. Which former Rhodes Scholar and former student body president at Florida State University told Carr he does not read books any longer?

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