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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, What, Me Worry?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The hydrogen bomb could have ignited all the ____________ in the world.
(a) oxygen.
(b) helium.
(c) carbon dioxide.
(d) plutonium.

2. What precaution did kids in the 1950s not have to take?
(a) Cupboards were not baby-proofed.
(b) Had cell phones and pagers.
(c) They did not have to come inside when it got dark.
(d) Wore seat belts in the car.

3. Who led a movement in trying to identify the element in #95?
(a) Joseph McCarthy.
(b) Merv Griffen.
(c) George McGovern.
(d) Hubert Humphrey.

4. Who created the first television dinners?
(a) C.A. Swanson.
(b) Marie Callendar's.
(c) Banquet.
(d) Lean Cuisine.

5. Where did the Brysons spend a night in a cheap hotel?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Bloomington.
(d) Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part did Bryson break?

2. What kind of car did Bryson's father buy?

3. Which state did the U.S. use as a test site?

4. Where did the Bryson family go in the new vehicle?

5. In what year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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