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QuizMultiple Choice

Anticipating the Future through Texts: Visions

Question 13 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC

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 prove that the Internet needs improvement
B
to provide evidence that computer users are unskilled
C
to criticize the federal control of the Internet
D
to give a chronology of the Internet’s evolution

Explanation

The author describes the Internet as having no built-in guidance, rules, or directory, which can frustrate a newcomer. These details support the idea that the Internet needs improvement. The passage does not focus on users’ skill, federal control, or the Internet’s history.

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