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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. In what city did Bryson's mother's relatives live?
(a) Omaha.
(b) Butte.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Tucson.

2. What eroded the sense of security for people in the 1950s?
(a) Soviet long range missiles.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) Polio.

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

4. Where did the radioactive ash from the bomb fall?
(a) Navy ships.
(b) Pearl Harbor.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Nearby islands.

5. What disease was a major concern during the 1950s?
(a) Measles.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Polio.
(d) Leukemia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Bill's reaction after the Cuban Missile Crisis?

2. What became the joy of every family in the 1950s?

3. What family attraction and vacation spot opened in 1955?

4. For how long was Bryson in a cast?

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

(see the answer key)

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