1. Postman says that "television gives us a conversation in images, not words." Using at least two examples, explain what he means by this.
2. Did you immediately understand what was meant by the chapter title, "The Medium Is the Metaphor"? If so, what did you understand it to mean? If it didn't make sense to you at first, then did you grasp its meaning by the end of the chapter? Does it seem an apt title for the content of this opening chapter?
3. Postman writes on page 5, "In America, the least amusing people are its professional entertainers." What is his point here? In other words, why does he say this? (You have to read the text leading up to this sentence to answer this question.)
Today, in the twenty-first century, would you agree? Why or why not?