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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. What is NOT a word Tolentino uses to describe particular elements of the internet that soured after a turning point she names?
(a) Tedious.
(b) Grim.
(c) Noxious.
(d) Banal.

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

3. Which insect does Tolentino use to characterize early users of the internet?
(a) Aphed.
(b) Moth.
(c) Firefly.
(d) Butterfly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At which politician was the fiasco called Pizzagate aimed prior to the 2016 United States presidential election?

2. What celestial body does Tolentino use in a metaphorical description of America within the introduction?

3. What year does Tolentino name as a turning point for the internet's transition to a new organizing principle?

4. Tolentino states that she finished writing Trick Mirror in which season of 2018?

5. The Angelfire subpage Tolentino discusses in the text is titled, "The Story of How Jia Got" (7) what?

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