Google, Democracy, and the Truth about Internet Search

Question 1

Asterisk

Answer 1

a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter

Question 2

Indisputable

Answer 2

Unable to be challenged or denied

Question 3

Endorsement

Answer 3

An act of giving one’s public approval or supoort to someone or something

Question 4

Authoritarian

Answer 4

Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom

Question 5

Plurality

Answer 5

The fact or state of being plural

Question 6

Apparatus

Answer 6

The technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.

Question 7

Adversary

Answer 7

One’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

Question 8

Instantaneous

Answer 8

Happening immediately

Question 9

Reassuring

Answer 9

Making you feel less worried or frightened

Question 10

Solitude

Answer 10

When you are alone, especially when this is what you enjoy

Question 11

Inglorious

“… continue to face the worlds [sic] envy through unexplained success stories given their inglorious past and vermin like repression all over Europe.” pg. 481

Answer 11

(Of an action or situation) causing shame or a loss of honor.

Question 12

Algorithm

“It’s a featured result. It’s called a ‘direct answer.’ … Yes. This is Google’s algorithm going terribly wrong.” pg. 485

Answer 12

A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

Question 13

Furor

“… whether it was the recent furor over fake news that woke people up to the danger of ceding our rights as citizens to corporations.” pg. 486

Answer 13

An outbreak of public anger or excitement.

Question 14

Duopoly

“He calls Google and Facebook “a terrifying duopoly of power”…” pg. 491

Answer 14

A situation in which two suppliers dominate the market for a commodity or service.