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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 133 - 176).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What publisher brought a book out in 2009 that had been created with Microsoft's PowerPoint presentation software?
(a) O'Reilly Media.
(b) Random House.
(c) Harper Books.
(d) Penguin.

2. What does Carr say about the state of electronic books in Chapter Six?
(a) Despite years of hype, most people have not shown much interest in them.
(b) They are sure to replace books entirely by the end of the decade.
(c) They are sure to be a centerpiece of Apple's business model in the next several years.
(d) They are sure to outpace book sales in the next few years.

3. In Chapter Six, what does Carr say is one of the more popular of the new digital readers?
(a) Toshiba's tablet.
(b) Amazon's Kindle.
(c) Samsung's tablet.
(d) Apple's iPad.

4. Which book did Christine Rosen of the Ethics and Public Policy Center first try to read on a Kindle?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) The Nix.
(c) Nicholas Nickleby.
(d) War and Peace.

5. What was an early version of Google called in 1996?
(a) FindOut.
(b) BackRub.
(c) ModernWorld.
(d) SearchMe!

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Six, what does Carr cite Alphonse de Lamartine as predicting in 1831?

2. In Chapter Eight, what concern does Carr cite critics as having voiced about Google's commercial control over the distribution of digitized books?

3. What does researcher Gary Smalls say that using the Net is like in terms of how the brain has to work, in some ways?

4. As long ago as 8000 BC, what were some people using to keep track of livestock and other good for trading, according to Carr?

5. In Chapter Three, what does Carr say Theuth thought about the art of writing?

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