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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) Jessica Joyner.
(b) Michael Merzenich.
(c) Rene Descartes.
(d) Norman Dodge.

2. How many categories does Carr claim our technologies can be divided into in Chapter Three?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

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

4. About how many bibles did Gutenberg print before running out of money?
(a) 1000.
(b) 200.
(c) 5000.
(d) 500.

5. What does the phrase scriptura continua refer to, according to Carr in Chapter Four?
(a) The fact that in the earliest days of the written word, there were no spaces between words.
(b) The popular novels of Ancient Greece.
(c) The serials people loved to read in Ancient Rome.
(d) The long scrolls common in ancient Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous philosopher from the 1800s wrote an appreciative small piece about his love for the typewriter?

2. When was the Apple Computer company incorporated?

3. According to Carr in Chapter Four, what kind of reading was largely unknown in the ancient world?

4. Who were the first people to start manufacturing scrolls of papyrus?

5. How did most literate Greek and Romans consume literature in the earliest days of the written word, according to Carr in Chapter Four?

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