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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. When did Nathaniel Hawthorne write about the advantages of people spending time in nature?
(a) 1810.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1825.

2. In Chapter Seven, what does Carr say the Net delivers to users on a daily basis through its high-speed system?
(a) Positive reinforcements.
(b) More information that anyone could retain.
(c) Negative feelings in the form of jealousy at seeing other people's social media pictures.
(d) Rewards that our brain treats the same way as it treats sugar.

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

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

5. What did the first civilizations in Mesopotamia use to write on?
(a) Clay.
(b) Stone.
(c) Wax.
(d) Paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the managing director of Guardian News and Media that Carr mentions in Chapter Five?

2. What is the title of Maggie Jackson's book about multitasking?

3. Which author wrote a 1997 history of the pursuit of artificial intelligence?

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

5. About how many bibles did Gutenberg print before running out of money?

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