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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 45 - 88).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the psychologist Vaughan Bell saw the ability to focus on a single task represents in the history of psychological development?
(a) A strange anomaly.
(b) A progressive lead forward.
(c) A natural step in human history.
(d) A hindrance in human survival rates.

3. Where did Lee de Forest grow up?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Alabama.

4. According to Carr in Chapter Four, what kind of reading was largely unknown in the ancient world?
(a) Silent reading.
(b) Deep reading.
(c) Group reading.
(d) Skimming.

5. What is Alan Turing best known for creating?
(a) The software language Python.
(b) The circuit board.
(c) The so-called Turning Machine, which is the forerunner to the modern computer.
(d) The modem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Gutenberg secure funding for his printing press from?

2. What did Lee de Forest invent?

3. What job did Johannes Gutenberg have before inventing the printing press?

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

5. As long ago as 8000 BC, what were some people using to keep track of livestock and other good for trading, according to Carr?

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