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

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

3. Tolentino states in "Always Be Optimizing" that perhaps we need to learn from which figure?
(a) The sleuth.
(b) The mummy.
(c) The jester.
(d) The cyborg.

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

5. Tolentino states in the essay "The I in Internet" that what product "has become capitalism's last natural resource" (11) as a result of the internet?
(a) Bandwidth.
(b) Deception.
(c) Selfhood.
(d) Technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which publication did a writer first use the chopped salad as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life?

2. Which social media giant is described as "reproducing the lessons of the marketplace" (63)?

3. Which word does Tolentino NOT use to describe particular elements of the internet before a major turning point changed their effects?

4. The cast member named Cory came from a small town in which state?

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

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