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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mother and Dad often respond to the outlandish stories the media wrote about the Gilbreth family?
(a) They giggled about it.
(b) Mother would cry, and Dad would be angry for days.
(c) They wrote letters to the newspaper demanding that they correct the inaccuracies.
(d) Mother giggled about them, while Dad was angry.

2. What concern did Mother have about giving birth at home?
(a) The new baby might not be able to sleep in such a busy household.
(b) Her screams might scare the children.
(c) Dad might interfere too much.
(d) She might not be able to rest afterward.

3. When the family arrived to their vacation house, what did they receive in a package?
(a) Educational materials for the children.
(b) Games and toys for the children.
(c) Martha's canaries.
(d) Work from Dad's office.

4. Following his filming of the surgeries, what did the photographer communicate to Dad?
(a) One of the children broke his movie camera.
(b) He forgot to take the lens cap off of the camera.
(c) He decided to pursue a career in medicine.
(d) He wanted to have a lot of children, also.

5. What do we learn about Mother during the big family outing in the car?
(a) She had a great sense of humor.
(b) She could quietly, yet firmly stand up for herself.
(c) She supported Dad's antics.
(d) She was very easy-going, and shrugged off anything she didn't approve of.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a child was rude while a guest was over for dinner, how did Dad respond?

2. Which of the following was true about Dad's driving?

3. Which is an example of how Dad never allowed the children to waste time at home?

4. How did the children look out for one another, while also having fun?

5. Although the children didn't have an interest in skipping grades, what was their motivation to try to achieve it anyway?

(see the answer key)

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