Anticipating the Future through Texts: Visions — Quiz
Question 18 • English Language Arts 11
Read this excerpt from "Why No Policeman on the Block?" Any neophyte surfing the Net for the first time will be frustrated by the fact that it has no intelligence whatsoever; like a newborn baby, it is a blank slate. Worse, there are no rules or traffic cops, no regulations or even directory of the Internet. What is the author’s purpose for including this statement?
Answer
A
to criticize the federal control of the Internet
B
to give a chronology of the Internet’s evolution
C
to provide evidence that computer users are unskilled
D
to prove that the Internet needs improvement
Explanation
The author compares the Internet to a blank slate and points out that it lacks rules, traffic cops, and even a directory. These details emphasize problems with how the Internet is organized, supporting the idea that it needs improvement. The passage does not describe its history or criticize federal control.
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