Google Glasses Quiz

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Question 1

What is the name of the technological development effort to create an Internet-capable “smart” headset?

The Googleplex
Project GoogleEyes
Project Googgles
Project Glass

Question 2

What sociologist warned in the 1950s that rootless, disconnected people tend to embrace totalitarian government?

James Poulos
Clay Shirky
Robert Nisbet
Eric Klinenberg

Question 3

Sociologist Sherry Turkle has spent 15 years exploring which of the following?

human interactions with digital media
the “pink police state”
driverless cars and space elevators
the effect of divorce on the nuclear family

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true of Project Glass?

It is a prototype for an “augmented reality” headset that would have the capabilities of a smartphone and more.
It is not yet being beta tested.
It has passed the regulatory approvals of the Federal Communications Commission.
It will likely include a camera, GPS functionality, and Internet connectivity, and voice-activation software.

Question 5

How might such a technology as that being developed by Project Glass contribute to individual alienation?

Persons wearing it might become more absorbed with the world “in their head” than the world of people around them.
A person would have endless access to entertainments and distractions and so might neglect relationships.
A person might cease making any effort to engage in genuine communication.
All of the above

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