How Email Changed Writing Forever — Questions and answers

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What was Atlas doing when he asked Solana a question?

Choices

  1. Drawing with sidewalk chalk.
  2. Bouncing a basketball. ✓
  3. Typing on his phone.
  4. Reading a comic book.

Answer: Bouncing a basketball.

From page 1

What did Atlas and Solana find themselves in after the colors faded?

Choices

  1. A quiet library.
  2. A bustling office with typewriters. ✓
  3. A modern computer lab.
  4. A bright park.

Answer: A bustling office with typewriters.

From page 3

Who did Atlas and Solana meet in the bustling office?

Choices

  1. Charles Darwin.
  2. A man named Ray Tomlinson. ✓
  3. Ivana.
  4. A science teacher.

Answer: A man named Ray Tomlinson.

From page 4

What was the problem with sending messages on ARPANET that Ray Tomlinson explained?

Choices

  1. The computers were too small.
  2. There was no easy way to address messages to specific people. ✓
  3. The messages were too long.
  4. The keyboard was broken.

Answer: There was no easy way to address messages to specific people.

From page 5

What kind of symbol was Ray Tomlinson trying to find to make sending messages simpler?

Choices

  1. A symbol commonly used in names.
  2. A symbol that looked like a letter.
  3. A symbol not commonly used in names to separate parts of an address. ✓
  4. A symbol that was very long and complicated.

Answer: A symbol not commonly used in names to separate parts of an address.

From page 6

What symbol did Solana suggest to Ray for separating the username from the computer name?

Choices

  1. The exclamation mark (!).
  2. The dollar sign ().
  3. The question mark (?).
  4. The @ symbol. ✓

Answer: The @ symbol.

From page 7

What was Ray Tomlinson's reaction after trying the @ symbol for the first time?

Choices

  1. He was disappointed because it didn't work.
  2. He was confused about how to use it.
  3. He grinned and announced it worked, saying it could revolutionize communication. ✓
  4. He decided to try a different symbol instead.

Answer: He grinned and announced it worked, saying it could revolutionize communication.

From page 8

Where did Atlas and Solana find themselves after the colors swirled around them again?

Choices

  1. In Ivana's house.
  2. In the bustling office.
  3. Back in Atlas's room. ✓
  4. At a comic book store.

Answer: Back in Atlas's room.

From page 9

About how many emails are sent every single day today, according to Atlas?

Choices

  1. Over 300 million.
  2. Over 30 billion.
  3. Over 300 billion. ✓
  4. Over 3 billion.

Answer: Over 300 billion.

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