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

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

3. What device does Carr buy in 1990 that increases his ability to connect to the nascent Internet?
(a) An external hard drive.
(b) A cyber-optic cable connector.
(c) A Hypercard.
(d) A modem.

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

5. Which neuroscientist carried out ground-breaking experiments in the late 1960s that pioneered the ideas of neuroplasticity?
(a) Michael Merzenich.
(b) Norman Dodge.
(c) Jessica Joyner.
(d) Rene Descartes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of the first biologists to argue that the human brain might be in a constant state of flux?

2. When was the Apple Computer company incorporated?

3. What did Aristotle think the primary function of the human brain was?

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

5. In what year was the book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man published?

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