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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters from Preface - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chapter 3 demonstrate about Dad's relationship with Mother?
(a) Mother always supported Dad, even if she didn't like something he was doing.
(b) Dad and Mother disagreed often.
(c) Dad did not respect Mother, because their points of view were so different.
(d) Dad respected Mother, and yielded to her wishes when she asserted herself.

2. The Preface provides a glimpse into which dynamics of the Gilbreth household?
(a) Children frequently tattling on one another.
(b) Interactions with grandparents and beloved staff.
(c) Constant disorder and misbehavior.
(d) Shared responsibility for their dozens of pets.

3. In the Preface, what tactic does Ernestine use in her writing to get the point across?
(a) Poetry to make the writing rhythmic and engaging.
(b) Detailed timeline of the birth of each child in the Gilbreth family.
(c) Highly sophisticated language.
(d) Anecdotes to amuse the reader.

4. What was one thing that Dad would not allow?
(a) Rewards and treats for the children.
(b) Others passing judgment on his family.
(c) Practical jokes.
(d) The children to come to work with him.

5. Although Dad was a strict taskmaster, this was tempered by __________.
(a) His sensitivity.
(b) A degree in psychology.
(c) His quiet, reserved personality.
(d) His good sense of humor and generosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mother and Dad disagree about?

2. What do we learn about Mother during the big family outing in the car?

3. What influence did Dad's work life have on his home life?

4. What practical joke did Dad often play on the children?

5. Whom did Dad pretend to be after a woman commented about the children?

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