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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 89 - 132).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. According to Carr, language itself is NOT which of the following?
(a) A technology.
(b) A group exercise.
(c) A critical means of communication.
(d) Usually learned by the age of 5.

3. In what year does Carr say he starts to have reservations and misgivings about how his time spent online is affecting him?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2007.

4. What does the Turning Test designed to measure?
(a) The bandwith of fiber optic cables.
(b) Signal strength of transistors.
(c) A machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior that is equal to, or even indistinguishable from, a human's.
(d) The strength of a code.

5. In Chapter Four, which of the following does Carr say became a prerequisite for intellectual achievement?
(a) The ability to write neatly.
(b) The ability to project one's voice in a debating hall.
(c) The ability to read very quickly.
(d) Silent, solitary reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous work of Saint Augustine's does Carr reference in Chapter Four?

2. In what year was the HAL 9000 computer made operational, according to Carr in Chapter One?

3. According to Carr in Chapter Three, every technology is an expression of which of the following?

4. How many categories does Carr claim our technologies can be divided into in Chapter Three?

5. How did Francis Bacon say that Gutenberg's press affected the globe?

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