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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 famous work of Saint Augustine's does Carr reference in Chapter Four?
(a) The DaVinci Code.
(b) Confessions.
(c) Illuminati.
(d) Phaedrus.

2. What device does Carr buy in 1990 that increases his ability to connect to the nascent Internet?
(a) A Hypercard.
(b) An external hard drive.
(c) A cyber-optic cable connector.
(d) A modem.

3. What did the first civilizations in Mesopotamia use to write on?
(a) Paper.
(b) Stone.
(c) Clay.
(d) Wax.

4. 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 read very quickly.
(c) The ability to project one's voice in a debating hall.
(d) Silent, solitary reading.

5. According to Carr, what did the widespread use of clocks do for civilization?
(a) Helped people stop missing appointments.
(b) Helped people keep Seasonal Affective Disorder in check.
(c) Helped people maximize their productivity in terms of farming and harvesting food.
(d) Helped move societies from agrarian ones to more urban, higher-tech ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skill was Socrates most well-known for?

2. Who created the Hypercard application?

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

4. Where did Lee de Forest grow up?

5. Where was Johannes Gutenberg born?

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