–Nicholas Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”
21. In the last paragraph, Carr asserts that the convenience of the internet comes with a price. By this he means:
A. Accessing the world wide web is expensive.
B. There is too much information available, and not enough time to absorb it all.
C. Deliberate, extended reading has become difficult.
D. People no longer visit libraries.
22. According to Marshall McLuhan, which of the following is NOT true:
A. The media are channels through which information is disseminated.
B. The media tell us what to think.
C. The media delimit how we think.
D. The media are both process and product.
23. Which of the following activities does Carr NOT perform online:
A. Research
B. Reading emails.
C. Watching streaming videos.
D. Writing blogs.
24. “Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet Ski.” This is an example of:
A. Simile.
B. Analogy.
C. Synecdoche.
D. Personification.