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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. How many thousands of dollars did the winning team of Boys Vs. Girls win?
(a) 50.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 100.

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

3. Tolentino and her family were spending the day at what location when she tried out for the television show?
(a) The roller skating rink.
(b) The mall.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) The zoo.

4. Tolentino asserts that what element of society "always determines the shape of politics and culture" (10)?
(a) Mass media.
(b) Government.
(c) Mass media.
(d) The arts community.

5. Which word does Tolentino NOT use to describe particular elements of the internet before a major turning point changed their effects?
(a) Rewarding.
(b) Vindicating.
(c) Surprising.
(d) Curious.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what channel did Boys Vs. Girls appear, according to Tolentino?

2. Tolentino states that her illness during her stint in the Peace Corps taught her not to take what kind of body for granted?

3. The first line of the essay "The I in Internet" states, "In the beginning the internet seemed" (7) what?

4. Tolentino asserts that engaging in the ridiculous goal of "figuring out how to 'get better' at being a woman" (64) will never bring what?

5. Tolentino claims that the second problematic quality of the internet is that it encourages people to overestimate the value of what?

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