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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. How many categories does Carr claim our technologies can be divided into in Chapter Three?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

2. In Chapter Six, what does Carr say that multitasking on a computer has made it commonplace for users to do?
(a) Have several social media platform conversations happening at the same time while also talking on the phone.
(b) Have a landline phone and social media conversation happening at the same time as one writes a blog.
(c) Have several e-books open at the same time to read.
(d) Have several windows and applications open at the same time.

3. What did the Flynn effect refer to?
(a) The steady increase in IQ scores around the globe throughout the twentieth century.
(b) The steady decline in technological skills in the developed world during the 1990s.
(c) The steady decrease in IQ scores around the globe throughout the twentieth century.
(d) The steady rise in technological skills in the developed world during the 1990s.

4. What is the title of Maggie Jackson's book about multitasking?
(a) The More, the Better.
(b) Distracted.
(c) Scattered.
(d) The Costs of Computer Work.

5. What topic did Google founder Larry Page select for his dissertation at Stanford?
(a) Data Mining.
(b) How to create the most advertising revenue through search engine optimization.
(c) Privacy concerns on the Web.
(d) The World Wide Web.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Seven, what does Carr argue the Net commands with a far greater insistency than television or radio?

3. What skill was Socrates most well-known for?

4. Which researcher carried out the first studies that showed people's brains changing in response to Internet use?

5. How does the brain's ability to adapt to changes shift as people age?

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