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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 177 - 224).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ari Sculman wrote that the brain's connections do not merely provide access to a memory, but they also do which of the following?
(a) They help a person tell stories about the memory.
(b) They help a person figure out how they feel, emotionally, about a memory.
(c) They constitute memories themselves.
(d) They help a person form new memories.

2. What job did Johannes Gutenberg have before inventing the printing press?
(a) He was an accountant.
(b) He was a goldsmith.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a doctor.

3. In Chapter Seven, why does Carr claim that we want to be interrupted as we work on the Net?
(a) We all need frequent breaks to process new information.
(b) Each interruption brings us a valuable piece of information.
(c) We love to communicate through the written word, and email is a perfect avenue for that.
(d) We are social creatures by nature, and we love social media messages.

4. What does the researcher Nicole Speer say about the act of deep reading?
(a) It is a prerequisite for academic achievement.
(b) It is not possible for many people to focus long enough to read deeply.
(c) It is not passive, but rather very active.
(d) It is only achievable with absolute silence.

5. Who were the first people to start manufacturing scrolls of papyrus?
(a) Egyptians.
(b) Europeans.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Arabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the creation of word breaks and punctuation do for readers as the act of writing evolved, according to Carr?

2. Who was the Greek mother of the Muses?

3. Which researcher carried out the first studies that showed people's brains changing in response to Internet use?

4. What is the title of Maggie Jackson's book about multitasking?

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

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