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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. How does Carr himself contribute to Internet content by the mid-2000s?
(a) He becomes a user-interface professional for Apple.
(b) He becomes a marketing chief for Google.
(c) He becomes a blogger.
(d) He becomes a software engineer.

2. What does Carr say was a feature of early writing that is hard for us to imagine today?
(a) There was no capitalization.
(b) There were no spaces separating the words.
(c) There was only blue and red ink in use.
(d) The ancient writers only used two vowels.

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

4. What skill was Socrates most well-known for?
(a) Debating.
(b) Writing.
(c) Oration.
(d) Editing.

5. How does Carr say the Net differs most from much of the mass media it has displaced?
(a) It is democratic.
(b) It is more accessible.
(c) It is cheap.
(d) It is bidirectional.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the HAL 9000 computer made operational, according to Carr in Chapter One?

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

3. What skill was Plato best known for?

4. In Chapter Three, what does Carr say thinking is governed by in a purely oral culture?

5. In Chapter Four, who does Carr claim were the first people to use a specialized medium for writing?

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