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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and "The I in Internet".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tolentino asserts that the internet tends to minimize the need for what type of action?
(a) Physical.
(b) Impulsive.
(c) Meaningful.
(d) Efficient.

2. Tolentino describes the topics of the collection's essays by using which object as a metaphor?
(a) A microscope.
(b) A prism.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A rainbow.

3. How does Tolentino describe the new organizing principle that came to envelop most online interactions in a particular year?
(a) Opposition.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Money.

4. What does Tolentino name as the most problematic trait of the internet?
(a) Its inhibits the ability to perceive reality.
(b) Its inhibits the ability to perceive scale.
(c) Its inhibits the ability to perceive difference.
(d) Its inhibits the ability to prioritize.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word does Tolentino NOT use to describe particular elements of the internet before a major turning point changed their effects?

2. Tolentino says that which two decades of the internet's existence were marked by gatherings of people in open forums?

3. In spring break of which year did Tolentino's family get a new computer for the family home?

4. Around which group of people are movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp organized?

5. The pizza parlor associated with Pizzagate was called DC's Comet what?

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