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1. When looking for "early traces" of herself on the internet, Tolentino found a site she had created a number of years ago. What platform had she built it on?

a) Blogger

b) MySpace

c) Angelfire

d) GeoCities

2. What trend was Rebecca Mead reporting on when she profiled Meg Hourihan (Megnut) in a New Yorker article in November 2000?

a) the use of the internet to gather information

b) the commercialization of the internet

c) websites becoming portals instead of static screens

d) the emergence of blogging

3. What does Tolentino say started to happen around 2012?

a) people increasingly saw the internet as a place to find work and friends

b) people increasingly saw the internet as a wonderful place for self-expression

c) people were becoming disillusioned with sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

d) people came to rely more and more on sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

4. What is the paradox of the internet that Tolentino is exploring in this article?

a) The internet used to be the place that researchers and scholars went to for information, and now it is the place people go to date, socialize, and participate in groups.

b) The internet used to be much simpler and allowed people to find information privately, but now it is all about sharing information on social media.

c) People used to feel free to be themselves on the internet, and now they are trapped by their online images and the need to maintain them.

d) In the early days, people used the internet to promote positive images of themselves, but now they are more focused on using it to complain about others.

5. Tolentino describes an old website that she created that is still accessible on the Internet, even though the information on the website isn't an accurate description of who she is now. Do you ever think about how things you post online might be interpreted in the future? If so, how and why? If not, why not?