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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dad respond when Bill played a practical joke on him?
(a) He immediately laughed and was proud of his son's sense of humor.
(b) He forbade anyone in the house from playing practical jokes ever again.
(c) He was mad at first, but then saw the humor in it.
(d) He punished Bill.

2. Throughout Chapter 6, what quality does Dad display with regard to his children?
(a) Dedication to educating them whenever he could.
(b) Patience, allowing his children to play when they're young and be educated when they're older.
(c) Passiveness about his children's education.
(d) Intolerance for their lack of interest in education.

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

4. What did the children do before they left the area where they ate lunch?
(a) They took turns reciting things they had learned from Mother and Dad's lessons.
(b) They sang songs together.
(c) They picked up all of the garbage, including the garbage left by other people.
(d) They played a practical joke on Dad.

5. How did Mother approach her disagreement with Dad in a particular area of parenting?
(a) She quietly resented him for it.
(b) She argued with him about it.
(c) She went behind his back and did things differently.
(d) She went along with it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was true of Lillian Moller Gilbreth and Frank Bunker Gilbreth?

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

3. What lessons did Dad conduct with the children on their vacation?

4. What did Mother and Dad disagree about?

5. What did Dad have a tendency to do on road trips?

(see the answer key)

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