1. In David Brown's biography, "Nolan Bushnell," the author uses following quotes to describe Bushnell as a teenager:

A) "By 1971, Bushnell had moved to Silicon Valley and had begun to work on his game."
B) "... he was one of the youngest ham radio operators in the country, and he did science experiments in his garage. "
C) "Spacewar was immensely popular among computer scientist and students, and he was soon being played on computers around the world. "
D) "Bushnell began designing other games and he hired a staff of engineers."

2. In Brown's biography, "Nolan Bushnell," which details from the text shed light as to how the author feels computers have impacted Bushnell's life?

A) Computer's caused him to lose focus on other tasks in his life.
B) Bushnell's focus on computer's encouraged him to be creative, explore, and exercise his mind.
C) Bushnell's success with computers enured financial security for the rest of his life.
D) Computer's became an overpowering force in his life.

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The correct answers are: 1)B The other answers refer to later stages of Brown's life, when he is already working on developing videogames/hardware; B is the only answer explicitly talking about his youth. 2)B A is wrong as Nolan wasn't morbidly obsessed over computers only, he had other hobbies, too, he graduated from university in electrical engineering, and he was able to maintain a fruitful career and his family; C and D are wrong as they are not the focus or essence of the message conveyed by the biography.

Answer:

1.B.

2.B.

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