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

2. 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) J.Z. Young.
(c) Jessica Joyner.
(d) Michael Moskovitz.

3. According to Carr, what did the widespread use of clocks do for civilization?
(a) Helped move societies from agrarian ones to more urban, higher-tech ones.
(b) Helped people stop missing appointments.
(c) Helped people keep Seasonal Affective Disorder in check.
(d) Helped people maximize their productivity in terms of farming and harvesting food.

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

5. How does the brain's ability to adapt to changes shift as people age?
(a) The brain needs medication to be able to change as people age.
(b) The brain becomes less able to change as quickly as people age.
(c) The brain requires surgery to be able to change as people age.
(d) The brain becomes more able to change as people age.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else besides repeated physical actions can rewire the human brain?

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

3. Which media mogul at RCA and NBC dismissed criticism of the mass media on which his career was built in the year 1955?

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

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

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