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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Tolentino laments in "The I in Internet" the way in which womanhood can so often "feel like a story of loss of" (28) what?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Identity.
(c) Hope.
(d) Control.

3. The title of the essay "Always Be Optimizing" is an allusion to which play?
(a) Glengarry Glen Ross.
(b) Cats.
(c) Rent.
(d) Waiting for Godot.

4. What food item does Tolentino use as a metaphor for the workaholic lifestyle?
(a) Gyros.
(b) Chopped salads.
(c) Burritos.
(d) Twinkies.

5. What celestial body does Tolentino use in a metaphorical description of America within the introduction?
(a) Galaxy.
(b) Black hole.
(c) Supernova.
(d) Mars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tolentino says that which two decades of the internet's existence were marked by gatherings of people in open forums?

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

3. In spring break of which year did Tolentino's family get a new computer for the family home?

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

5. Tolentino asserts that the first problematic quality of the internet is that it is built with the intention of taking what action in relation to our identities?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss an instance in the introduction when Tolentino uses a metaphor to illustrate a particular point.

2. To what work is the title of "Always Be Optimizing" referring and what is the significance of the allusion within the essay?

3. What symbolism does Tolentino highlight within an Instagram profile in the essay "Always Be Optimizing"?

4. What criteria does Tolentino use in order to characterize 2012 as a major turning point in relation to the internet?

5. What is the main setting featured within the essay entitled "Reality TV Me"?

6. What is the symbolism of the exclamation points Tolentino uses within the essay entitled "The I in Internet"?

7. In what way is Tolentino uniquely positioned to assess the trajectory of the internet, as she does in the essay "The I in Internet"?

8. What psychological effect of the current incarnation of the world wide web does Tolentino find most dangerous and why?

9. What element does Tolentino characterize as "capitalism's last natural resource" (11) in the essay entitled "The I in Internet"?

10. In what way is "the rise of barre" (74) unprecedented, according to Tolentino in the essay "Always Be Optimizing"?

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