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

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

3. In Chapter Four, which of the following does Carr say became a prerequisite for intellectual achievement?
(a) The ability to read very quickly.
(b) Silent, solitary reading.
(c) The ability to write neatly.
(d) The ability to project one's voice in a debating hall.

4. In Chapter Three, which of the following does Carr say is often not recognized by a technology's inventor?
(a) Its benefits.
(b) Its intellectual ethic.
(c) Its longevity.
(d) Its cost.

5. What else besides repeated physical actions can rewire the human brain?
(a) Direct exposure to bright sunlight.
(b) Having and walking a dog every day.
(c) Purely mental activity.
(d) Herbs and spices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do instrumentalists believe, according to Carr?

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

3. Which former Rhodes Scholar and former student body president at Florida State University told Carr he does not read books any longer?

4. What does the phrase scriptura continua refer to, according to Carr in Chapter Four?

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

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