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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. What did the first civilizations in Mesopotamia use to write on?
(a) Stone.
(b) Paper.
(c) Clay.
(d) Wax.

2. In Chapter Four, who does Carr claim were the first people to use a specialized medium for writing?
(a) The Arabs.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Europeans.
(d) The Sumerians.

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

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

5. In Chapter Three, what does Carr say Theuth thought about the art of writing?
(a) He thought it would lead people to more secular lives.
(b) He thought it would lead to uprisings against the ruling classes.
(c) He thought it would make Egyptians wiser and improve their memories.
(d) He thought it would lead to unrest among the farmers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Turning Test designed to measure?

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

3. Who was one of the inventors of BASIC, the first programming language to use common words and syntax?

4. Where was Johannes Gutenberg born?

5. What does the researcher Nicole Speer say about the act of deep reading?

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