Cheaper by the Dozen Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr.
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 166 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Cheaper by the Dozen Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method did Dad use to ensure no one forgot their hygiene or socialization?
(a) He developed a unique whistle call for each child.
(b) He set up charts and routines to ensure efficiency.
(c) Strict discipline and accountability.
(d) He gave the children rewards and treats to gently remind them.

2. Which is an example of how Mother's approach to parenting tempered Dad's approach?
(a) Mother allowed the children to break the rules sometimes so they could have fun.
(b) Mother put her foot down when Dad would try to make the children more efficient.
(c) Mother firmly discouraged Dad from entering Ernestine into a high level competition.
(d) Mother didn't play practical jokes on the children.

3. Which of the following is an accurate description of Dad?
(a) He was a very serious man and didn't have a very good sense of humor.
(b) He was a large man who was very self-assured and successful in business.
(c) He was a short man who was confident, yet very reserved.
(d) Although he was very smart, he struggled to find success in business.

4. What was the Family Council?
(a) Weekly family meetings.
(b) Family outings.
(c) Monthly family meetings.
(d) Mother and Dad's time to be alone together.

5. Although the children didn't have an interest in skipping grades, what was their motivation to try to achieve it anyway?
(a) To avoid the humiliation of having a younger sibling join their class.
(b) To avoid being punished.
(c) To complete their education sooner.
(d) To make Mother and Dad proud of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did the Gilbreth family practice fire drills?

2. What is the primary focus of Chapter2?

3. How did Dad find success and own his own contracting business by the age of 27?

4. The Preface provides a glimpse into which dynamics of the Gilbreth household?

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

(see the answer key)

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