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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What skills were the twins and Divya lacking so they needed to get outside help with their project idea?
2. _________ felt that Mark had stolen their idea and he wanted to do something about it.
3. What did Mark have to write in order to access some of the photos of other houses at Harvard?
4. Mark was placed on probation for _______ years as a result of creating the site that offended so many.
5. What color were the eyes of the twins that were featured prominently in the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the beginning, what would be the exclusivity of thefacebook?
2. What are some of the things that people could do when they were using thefacebook?
3. Why didn't Mark get a more severe punishment for his actions and for the creation of Facemash?
4. What did the twins offer to Mark in exchange for his programming skills and expertise?
5. What was the subject matter of the blog that Mark wrote after being rejected by another girl?
6. What did Eduardo know about Mark Zuckerberg at the start of this story?
7. What were some of the core classes that the Harvard students had to take, even though no one wanted to?
8. What is one of the speculations of others which might have led Mark to the facebooks of other dorms?
9. What did Mark have to say in response to the release of his website, as seen on his blog entry?
10. What is the thing that would set Mark's site apart from other friend and community sites already created?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Facebook seems to be popular because of it connects people who already know each other.
Part 1: Why do you think Facebook is so popular today?
Part 2: What are your impressions of Facebook and how it connects you to others?
Part 3: Do you think Facebook is something that helps society as a whole?
Essay Topic 2
The president of Harvard is uninterested by the issues that the twins have with Mark and decides to tell them to handle the matter on their own time.
Part 1: Do you think Mark's actions should be a concern for Harvard?
Part 2: Why do you think the twins thought the president of the university would help them?
Part 3: Who would you go to if you were in the twins' position? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Mark writes a blog about creating a website that compares the female students to farm animals as a result of being rejected by a girl one night at a bar.
Part 1: Do you think Mark is a good person?
Part 2: Why do you think Mark wants to take out his anger on someone else?
Part 3: What would you do if you were rejected by a person that you were attracted to?
This section contains 746 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
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