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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Reality TV Me" and "Always Be Optimizing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the chopped salad first written about as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life, according to Tolentino?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2017.
(d) 2011.

2. Tolentino asserts that the first problematic quality of the internet is that it is built with the intention of taking what action in relation to our identities?
(a) Reshaping.
(b) Polishing.
(c) Eradicating.
(d) Obscuring.

3. Tolentino states that her illness during her stint in the Peace Corps taught her not to take what kind of body for granted?
(a) Active.
(b) Muscular.
(c) Lithe.
(d) Functional.

4. Tolentino says that which two decades of the internet's existence were marked by gatherings of people in open forums?
(a) The 00s and 10s.
(b) The 90s and 00s.
(c) The 80s and 90s.
(d) The 70s and 80s.

5. Tolentino points out the way in which tweets do not allow for the inclusion of what types of experiences?
(a) Complex.
(b) Authentic.
(c) Individual.
(d) Communal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolentino describe the new organizing principle that came to envelop most online interactions in a particular year?

2. What is NOT one of the three "nightmarish metaphorical structures" (16) Tolentino says the internet added to the existing structures of stage and audience?

3. Tolentino notes that the third problematic trait of the internet is that it distends what types of feelings?

4. In which year was Tolentino a cast member on the show Boys Vs. Girls?

5. How many thousands of dollars did the winning team of Boys Vs. Girls win?

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