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Looking Backward: 2000-1887 | Quiz

Edward Bellamy
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Looking Backward: 2000-1887 | Quiz

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1)

How many distribution centers does each ward have? (from Chapter 10)

3.
2.
4.
1.
2)

Who wakes Julian at the beginning of Chapter 28? (from Chapter 28)

Dr. Leete.
Sawyer.
Edith.
Mrs. Leete.
3)

How many grades per work group exist? (from Chapter 12)

3.
2.
1.
4.
4)

When is music available to people in 2000? (from Chapter 11)

12 hours a day.
Once a week.
2 times a week.
24 hours a day.
5)

What does Dr. Leete say both 19th and 20th century men agree on? (from Chapter 13)

Society must have divisions.
Literature is the foundation of all great thinkers.
Dickens was a genius.
Money runs the world.
6)

What does Edith do to make sure Julian does not wonder off into the city by himself? (from Chapter 16)

Lock his bedroom door.
Wake very early.
Follow him around.
Attach a tracking device.
7)

What analogy does Julian use for society in 1887? (from Chapter 28)

Modified utopia.
A childhood memory.
A rose bush.
Arid desert.
8)

According to one reader, how many centuries would be necessary to make the changes experienced in this book? (from Postscript: The Rate of the World's Progress)

100.
85.
75.
55.
9)

Why are newspapers better at serving the people in 2000 than in 1887? (from Chapter 15)

The are run by the people.
They are censored.
They are run by the government.
They are no longer run by private capital.
10)

Individuals in which work group have first choice in professions? (from Chapter 12)

Fourth Grade.
Thrid Grade.
First Grade.
Second Grade.
11)

What does Dr. Leete say was the reason 1887 society was wasteful of human energy? (from Chapter 22)

To many laborers.
To little work.
Lack of intelligence.
Lack of social organization.
12)

What is the cost of products based on? (from Chapter 17)

Hours worked.
Supply.
Demand.
Laws.
13)

Where does Edith Leete invite Julian for diner? (from Chapter 13)

The Concord.
The Elephant.
Her home.
The Great Hall.
14)

What do higher positions within the industrial army require of women? (from Chapter 25)

They be both mother and wife.
They be unmarried.
They have no children.
They be educated.
15)

In terms of legislation, what is the system of 2000 dependent on? (from Chapter 11)

Obedience.
Law.
Fear.
Volunteerism.
16)

What part of education does society in 2000 foster that surprises Julian? (from Chapter 21)

Physical education.
Art.
Science.
Law.
17)

What does Dr. Leete feel about parental responsibilities of the 19th century? (from Chapter 25)

Criminal.
Selfish.
Selfless.
Impossible.
18)

How longs do judges serve? (from Chapter 19)

10 years.
Lifetime.
3 years.
5 years.
19)

What does Julian need from Edith? (from Chapter 27)

Money.
Love.
Answers.
A way home.
20)

Who is the postscript letter to? (from Postscript: The Rate of the World's Progress)

Dr. Leete.
The editor of the Boston Transcript.
The editor of the Boston Globe.
Edith Bartlett.
21)

When an individual has a serious criticism or opinion, how does he share it with the people? (from Chapter 15)

Holds a meeting.
Goes on the radio.
Writes a newspaper article.
Publishes a pamphlet.
22)

What other name does Julian refer to his sleeping chamber? (from Chapter 20)

Strong room.
Safe room.
Quiet room.
Hiding room.
23)

What is the production of goods based on? (from Chapter 17)

Legislation.
Season.
Supply and demand.
Amount of materials.
24)

What are the educators responsible for in the 2000 educational system? (from Chapter 21)

Self-preservation.
Fostering reflection.
Body and mind.
Developing respect for state.
25)

How is music listened to in 2000? (from Chapter 11)

Through telephone wires.
There is no music.
Live.
People play or sing themselves.
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