Average for the class = 55/75

• Question 1:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 3.09524 points

  	Hani Morsi constructed the idea of  a “distributed truth engine” as an analogy of:
  	Correct   Percent Answered   how the Egyptian state-controlled main-stream media created a form of distributed truth 0%   how citizen journalists created a new kind of collective truth during the Egyptian revolution 2.381%   how social media sites such as Facebook are now a new public space for truth sharing       35.714% X how information was being shared, verified and transmitted during the Egyptian uprising       61.905%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 2:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 3.92857 points

  	An objective of the Open access movement is to:
  	Correct   Percent Answered   Allow academics to take control of the use and reuse of rights to their own publications      4.762%   Remove the price and permission barriers to the scholarly literature 9.524%   Redress the uneven global flow of knowledge from the North to the South      7.143% X All of the above      78.571%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 3:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 3.45238 points

  	Research publications from the Global South are often "invisible" in the international literature because
  	Correct   Percent Answered X they are being evaluated by a value system that is created by institutions from the North 69.048%   there is a lack of infrastructure for online delivery of journals from the South 23.81%   the research publications from the South are of lower standard 2.381%   they do not contribute significantly to global understanding of scientific problems 4.762%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 4:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 4.40476 points

  	One of the key goals of the Random Hacks of Kindness is:
  	Correct   Percent Answered X To collaboratively design locally appropriate technical solutions to solve local problems      88.095%   To challenge proprietary software and to make them open source 11.905%   To raise money for local disaster relief      0%   To encourage more development agencies to engaging in hacking      0%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 5:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 2.7381 points

  	Which of the following does not rely on commons based peer production?
  	Correct   Percent Answered X One Laptop per Child 54.762%   Wikipedia 0%   Random Hack of Kindness 2.381%   Scholarly Journals 42.857%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 6:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 5 points

  	According to Bettina von Lieres, citizenship in the Global South is best characterized as:
  	Correct   Percent Answered X a struggle for the right to have rights 100%    a struggle for fair access to voting 0%   a struggle for democratic and fair election       0%   freedom from western influence in political affairs       0%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 7:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 4.52381 points

  	According to Hani Morsi, digital activism is important because:
  	Correct   Percent Answered X it is hybridizing with traditional forms of activism and participation and creating new paradigms for social and political change 90.476%   it is proving that slacktivism is just as important as real activism 4.762%   it led directly to the downfall of the oppressive Egyptian government regime 2.381%   it is radically different from conventional form of social protests  2.381%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 8:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 4.04762 points

  	The wide spread access of social media is creating a kind of “conservative dilemma” because:
  	Correct   Percent Answered   the cost of the damage to the economy may far outweigh the benefit of suppressing online dissent 0%   political speech and non-political speech online are not always mutually exclusive and so it is difficult to impose censorship 14.286%   dissidents are making use of tools that are made popular by popular culture, which is increasingly difficult to shut down      4.762% X   All of the above 80.952%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 9:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 3.80952 points

  	The "instrumental" approach to Internet freedom is primarily concerned with:
  	Correct   Percent Answered X Countering censorship on the Internet by repressive regimes 76.19%   Promoting dialogues among citizens on the Internet       2.381%    Encouraging open source approaches to information sharing 2.381%   All of the above 19.048%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 10:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 3.09524 points

  	Clay Shirky and Hani Morsi share the view that:
  	Correct   Percent Answered X Social media is best seen as a long-term tool that can strengthen civil society and the public sphere   61.905%   Social media is necessary and sufficient for overturning authoritarian regimes      2.381%   Tools that are best for political dissent are those designed by the dissidents  2.381%     Both 1 and 3 33.333%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 11:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 4.16667 points

  	The “environmental” view of Internet freedom posits that:
  	Correct   Percent Answered   large corporations should provide free Internet access to citizen groups to promote digital activism      2.381%   Unrestricted access to essential information is far more important than the ability to share and exchange view points 11.905% X the development of a strong public sphere is a necessary precondition for democracy       83.333%    All of the above 2.381%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 12:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 3.80952 points

  	The idea that tools designed for social sharing of non-political materials can be used for a political purpose is consistent with:
  	Correct   Percent Answered X  the cute cat theory of digital activism 76.19%   the transformation of the public sphere      7.143%   slacktivism 11.905%   the Random Hack of Kindness 4.762%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 13:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 4.28571 points

  	The design features of the Internet are “open” because:
  	Correct   Percent Answered    they are based on technical standards that are created by the community   4.762%    the programming languages are non-proprietary   7.143%    they allow new applications to be built on top of each other 2.381% X  all of the above 85.714%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 14:   Multiple Choice

  Average Score 2.5 points

  	Knowledge commons can be defined as:
  	Correct   Percent Answered   a technical space where new programs can be remixed and marketed  0% X  a conceptual space where boundaries between knowledge domains are blurred   50%    a common pool of intellectual property that provides added value to an individual knowledge object   50%   A shared resource governed by the rule of the “tragedy of the commons”.       0%   Unanswered 0%

• Question 15:   Multiple Answer

  Average Score 4.04762 points

  	The ranking of universities from around the world by a single scale reinforces the view that:(pick only one answer below)
  	Correct Answers Percent Correct Percent Incorrect X Knowledge is a form of competitive asset subject to market forces 80.952% 19.048%   The best universities always rise to the top of the ranking  95.238% 4.762%   Knowledge is a form of public good that is best utilized by public institutions 92.857% 7.143%   Universities from the South could improve their ranking by embracing Open Access 92.857% 7.143%