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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. Tolentino points out the way in which tweets do not allow for the inclusion of what types of experiences?
(a) Individual.
(b) Complex.
(c) Authentic.
(d) Communal.

2. Tolentino states that her illness during her stint in the Peace Corps taught her not to take what kind of body for granted?
(a) Lithe.
(b) Functional.
(c) Muscular.
(d) Active.

3. How many dollars did Tolentino's father offer to give her if she tried out for the reality show?
(a) 50.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

4. How does Tolentino describe the new organizing principle that came to envelop most online interactions in a particular year?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Money.
(d) Opposition.

5. Tolentino claims that the second problematic quality of the internet is that it encourages people to overestimate the value of what?
(a) Their opinions.
(b) Their individual experiences.
(c) Their friends and family.
(d) Their empathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which level of school was Tolentino when she was featured on a reality television series?

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

3. How old was Tolentino when she joined the Peace Corps?

4. What was the name of the cast member whom Tolentino describes as the outcast?

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

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