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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) 2009.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2014.

2. In what year was the chopped salad first written about as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life, according to Tolentino?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2017.
(d) 2002.

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

4. Which social media giant is described as "reproducing the lessons of the marketplace" (63)?
(a) Twitter.
(b) SnapChat.
(c) Instagram.
(d) Facebook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The first line of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" states that "the ideal woman has always been" (62) what?

2. Tolentino notes that the third problematic trait of the internet is that it distends what types of feelings?

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

4. How many girls were members of the reality television show's cast?

5. To which television show does Tolentino allude toward the end of the essay entitled "Always Be Optimizing"?

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