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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. The first line of the essay "The I in Internet" states, "In the beginning the internet seemed" (7) what?
(a) Harmless.
(b) Fun.
(c) Good.
(d) Boring.

2. The pizza parlor associated with Pizzagate was called DC's Comet what?
(a) Ping Pong pizzeria.
(b) Lollapalooza pizzeria.
(c) Peppermint Parlor pizzeria.
(d) Truffle pizzeria.

3. What kind of bird was Nigel, the bird whose story went viral when he died protecting a concrete statue of another bird?
(a) A seagull.
(b) A robin.
(c) A hawk.
(d) A crow.

4. At which politician was the fiasco called Pizzagate aimed prior to the 2016 United States presidential election?
(a) George Bush.
(b) Barack Obama.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Donald Trump.

5. Tolentino states that she began writing Trick Mirror in which season of 2017?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was NOT an element about which Tolentino was excited when her family got a new computer during spring break?

2. Which insect does Tolentino use to characterize early users of the internet?

3. What is NOT a word Tolentino uses to describe particular elements of the internet that soured after a turning point she names?

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

5. How many problematic characteristics of the internet does Tolentino identify in the essay "The I in Internet" (13)?

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