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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. What year does Tolentino name as a turning point for the internet's transition to a new organizing principle?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2014.
(d) 2009.

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

3. On what channel did Boys Vs. Girls appear, according to Tolentino?
(a) Nat Geo.
(b) PBS.
(c) Noggin.
(d) Discovery.

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

5. The title of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" is an allusion to which play?
(a) Glengarry Glen Ross.
(b) Cats.
(c) Waiting for Godot.
(d) Rent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which disease did Tolentino contract during her stint in the Peace Corps?

2. The Angelfire subpage Tolentino presents for the reader's inspection was created when Tolentino was how old?

3. The fourth problematic trait of the internet, according to Tolentino, is its tendency to diffuse our understanding of what element of life?

4. What food item does Tolentino use as a metaphor for the workaholic lifestyle?

5. In which sport did Tolentino participated during her adolescence?

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