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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 45 - 88).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of sea slugs did Eric Kandel perform experiments on in the early 1970s?
(a) Aplysia.
(b) Prickly slugs.
(c) Cucumbers.
(d) Golangels.

2. What is the name of the computer from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey?
(a) Dave.
(b) Winifred.
(c) HAL.
(d) Wemberly.

3. What else besides repeated physical actions can rewire the human brain?
(a) Purely mental activity.
(b) Direct exposure to bright sunlight.
(c) Herbs and spices.
(d) Having and walking a dog every day.

4. Which university was at the forefront of computer programming and technological advances in the late 1970s, according to Carr?
(a) Dartmouth University.
(b) Florida State University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Penn State University.

5. Who wrote the book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man?
(a) Nicholas Carr.
(b) Marshall McLuhan.
(c) Merrion Crace.
(d) Walter Winchell.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Carr say he starts to have reservations and misgivings about how his time spent online is affecting him?

2. Who were the first people to start manufacturing scrolls of papyrus?

3. In Chapter Three, what does Carr say thinking is governed by in a purely oral culture?

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

5. In Chapter Three, what does Ong say that writing does for consciousness?

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