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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Three, what does Carr say Theuth thought about the art of writing?
(a) He thought it would lead to uprisings against the ruling classes.
(b) He thought it would lead people to more secular lives.
(c) He thought it would lead to unrest among the farmers.
(d) He thought it would make Egyptians wiser and improve their memories.

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

4. Which neuroscientist carried out ground-breaking experiments in the late 1960s that pioneered the ideas of neuroplasticity?
(a) Norman Dodge.
(b) Jessica Joyner.
(c) Rene Descartes.
(d) Michael Merzenich.

5. In what year was the book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man published?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1980.

6. Which was one of the first computers Carr ever bought for his own personal use?
(a) An early Apple Smartphone.
(b) One of IBM's earliest desktops.
(c) One of Toshibia's early laptops.
(d) One of Apple's earliest Macintoshes.

7. In which year was Carr born?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1990.

8. 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 many languages people speak.
(c) Through how quickly people can do multiplication tables.
(d) Through assessing a person's emotional intelligence.

9. What kind of sea slugs did Eric Kandel perform experiments on in the early 1970s?
(a) Prickly slugs.
(b) Aplysia.
(c) Cucumbers.
(d) Golangels.

10. What is the name of the computer from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey?
(a) Wemberly.
(b) Dave.
(c) Winifred.
(d) HAL.

11. Which of the following terms did Jeffrey Schwartz of UCLA coin?
(a) Survival of the fastest.
(b) Survival of the most connected.
(c) Survival of the fittest.
(d) Survival of the busiest.

12. 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) Walter Winchell.
(c) David Sarnoff.
(d) Les Moonves.

13. What was one of the main drawbacks to scrolls?
(a) They were fragile.
(b) There was never enough ink to use on the scrolls.
(c) They were only used by the poorest people.
(d) They were expensive.

14. What does Hebb's rule say?
(a) Brain cells that do not ever change are called static.
(b) Brain cells that regenerate after injury are called super brain cells.
(c) Brain cells that fire together wire together.
(d) Brain cells that can shift their function from one thing to another are called transformers.

15. About how many bibles did Gutenberg print before running out of money?
(a) 200.
(b) 1000.
(c) 500.
(d) 5000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of the inventors of BASIC, the first programming language to use common words and syntax?

2. According to Carr, language itself is NOT which of the following?

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

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

5. Carr writes that the computer is our servant, but it is simultaneously which of the following?

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