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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. Where was Johannes Gutenberg born?
(a) Paris.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Rome.
(d) Mainz.

2. How does Carr report that the layout of the Bronx Library Center has recently changed in Chapter Five?
(a) The books and computers are both in the center.
(b) At the center are the books, and the computers are at the margins.
(c) At the center are Internet-connected computers, and the print books have been pushed to the margins.
(d) At the center are the people, and the computers and books are at the margins.

3. Who is the managing director of Guardian News and Media that Carr mentions in Chapter Five?
(a) Tim Brooks.
(b) Elton Newton.
(c) Gerald George.
(d) Les Moonves.

4. About how much did Carr spend on his first real computer purchase in 1986?
(a) $500.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $10,000.

5. Which university was at the forefront of computer programming and technological advances in the late 1970s, according to Carr?
(a) Dartmouth University.
(b) Florida State University.
(c) Penn State University.
(d) Harvard University.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Six, what does Carr say is one of the more popular of the new digital readers?

2. How did the map and clock change language indirectly, according to Carr?

3. In Chapter Three, what does Carr say thinking is governed by in a purely oral culture?

4. What mediums does Carr cite in Chapter Five as trying to become more web-like?

5. What does Carr say that the Net is by design in Chapter Seven?

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