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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 89 - 132).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Five, which newspaper does Carr cite as ceasing its print edition in 2009?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The Christian Science Monitor.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The New York Times.

2. What did Aristotle think the primary function of the human brain was?
(a) To keep the body from overheating.
(b) To process auditory signals.
(c) To keep the emotions in check.
(d) To keep the heart beating.

3. What does the Norwegian literary studies professor Anne Mangen say all reading is?
(a) A sign of humanity's progress.
(b) An exercise in patience.
(c) A means of self-improvement.
(d) Multi-sensory.

4. Which former Rhodes Scholar and former student body president at Florida State University told Carr he does not read books any longer?
(a) Joe O'Shea.
(b) James Murphy.
(c) Fred Armisen.
(d) John Sonyar.

5. Which media mogul at RCA and NBC dismissed criticism of the mass media on which his career was built in the year 1955?
(a) Walter White.
(b) Les Moonves.
(c) Walter Winchell.
(d) David Sarnoff.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Five, what does Carr say happens to other media as the Net expands?

2. What do instrumentalists believe, according to Carr?

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

4. What else besides repeated physical actions can rewire the human brain?

5. What was one of the main drawbacks to scrolls?

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