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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 133 - 176).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which writer does Carr identify in Chapter Eight as sounding the keynote for our modern approach to managing information?
(a) Marshall Lewis.
(b) Vannevar Bush.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Noam Chomsky.

2. In Chapter Six, what does Carr say is one of the more popular of the new digital readers?
(a) Samsung's tablet.
(b) Amazon's Kindle.
(c) Apple's iPad.
(d) Toshiba's tablet.

3. 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) David Sarnoff.
(d) Walter Winchell.

4. How did most literate Greek and Romans consume literature in the earliest days of the written word, according to Carr in Chapter Four?
(a) They had crude recordings of the authors reading their own works.
(b) They went to mass where the priests read the religious texts to congregations.
(c) They always had their children read to them.
(d) Slaves read to them.

5. In Chapter Three, what does Carr posit is one way to trace the intellectual maturation of individuals?
(a) Through the way people draw pictures or maps of their surroundings.
(b) Through how quickly people can do multiplication tables.
(c) Through assessing a person's emotional intelligence.
(d) Through how many languages people speak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of award did Eric Kandel win for his work on sea slugs in the 1970s?

2. About how much did Carr spend on his first real computer purchase in 1986?

3. In Chapter Seven, what does Carr say is the greatest paradox of using the Internet?

4. Who is the president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment that Carr mentions in Chapter Five?

5. In Chapter Seven, what does Carr say the Net delivers to users on a daily basis through its high-speed system?

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