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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. When did the brilliant mathematician Alan Turing kill himself?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1980.

2. What does the researcher Nicole Speer say about the act of deep reading?
(a) It is not possible for many people to focus long enough to read deeply.
(b) It is not passive, but rather very active.
(c) It is a prerequisite for academic achievement.
(d) It is only achievable with absolute silence.

3. In what year was the book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man published?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1984.

4. What did a 2006 study by Jupiter Research reveal a huge overlap in, according to Carr in Chapter Five?
(a) TV viewing and Web surfing.
(b) Web surfing and eating.
(c) Smartphone use and computer use.
(d) TV viewing and Smartphone use.

5. Who wrote the book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man?
(a) Walter Winchell.
(b) Merrion Crace.
(c) Marshall McLuhan.
(d) Nicholas Carr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lee de Forest invent?

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

3. What does Carr say he finds himself trapped in by the mid-1990s relating to computer equipment purchasing?

4. What is Alan Turing best known for creating?

5. According to Carr, what did the widespread use of clocks do for civilization?

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