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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. In Chapter Seven, Carr argues that distractions cause greater impairment when the train of thought we are involved in is which of the following?
(a) More complex.
(b) More emotional
(c) More scientific.
(d) More social.

2. How does Carr say the Net differs most from much of the mass media it has displaced?
(a) It is cheap.
(b) It is bidirectional.
(c) It is more accessible.
(d) It is democratic.

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

4. What is one of the newest branches of the New York Public Library, according to Carr in Chapter Five?
(a) The Bronx Library Center.
(b) The Queens Library Center.
(c) The Bryant Park Library Center.
(d) The Fifth Street Library Center.

5. 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 keep the heart beating.
(d) To process auditory signals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic did Google founder Larry Page select for his dissertation at Stanford?

2. Where did Lee de Forest grow up?

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

4. In Chapter Three, what does Ong say that writing does for consciousness?

5. Fewer than one in ten page views extend beyond which of the following time frames, according to German researchers Carr cites in Chapter Seven?

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