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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The fourth problematic trait of the internet, according to Tolentino, is its tendency to diffuse our understanding of what element of life?
(a) Dread.
(b) Solidarity.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Empathy.

2. To which element of life does the term "panopticon" (16) refer, as explained by Tolentino in "The I in Internet"?
(a) Definition.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Surveillance.
(d) Reflection.

3. 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.

4. At which politician was the fiasco called Pizzagate aimed prior to the 2016 United States presidential election?
(a) Donald Trump.
(b) Barack Obama.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

5. At ten, Tolentino admonished her younger self for looking at which kinds of sites during her first sessions online?
(a) Pogo-balls.
(b) Tomagatchis.
(c) Furbies.
(d) Beanie Babies.

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

7. How old was Tolentino when she was cast on a reality television show?
(a) 14.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

8. What is the name of the bioluminescent bay discussed in the essay "Reality TV Me"?
(a) Culebra.
(b) Coral.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Bahama.

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

10. What was NOT an element about which Tolentino was excited when her family got a new computer during spring break?
(a) IMS.
(b) Having a profile.
(c) Sending an email.
(d) Chatting.

11. In what grade was Tolentino when she used the internet for the first time?
(a) Fifth.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Tenth.

12. In which publication did a writer first use the chopped salad as a metaphor for the frenetic pace of life?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Awl.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

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

14. Tolentino says that which two decades of the internet's existence were marked by gatherings of people in open forums?
(a) The 70s and 80s.
(b) The 00s and 10s.
(c) The 80s and 90s.
(d) The 90s and 00s.

15. The Angelfire subpage Tolentino presents for the reader's inspection was created when Tolentino was how old?
(a) 13.
(b) 16.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. The title of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" is an allusion to which play?

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

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

4. Tolentino states that whenever she visits Sweetgreen, she generally eats her lunch in under how many minutes?

5. How many thousands of dollars did the winning team of Boys Vs. Girls win?

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