View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which state did the U.S. use as a test site?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Montana.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Utah.

2. What body part did Bryson break?
(a) Leg.
(b) Toe.
(c) Arm.
(d) Finger.

3. How did life in the 1950s make people feel?
(a) Everything was good.
(b) They were scared of another war.
(c) They lived as if there were no tomorrow.
(d) Danger lurked around every corner.

4. By 1958, the average child in the United States carried ten times more _______________ than the year before.
(a) hydrogen.
(b) uranium.
(c) copper.
(d) strontium.

5. What family attraction and vacation spot opened in 1955?
(a) Universal Studios.
(b) Disneyland.
(c) Six Flags.
(d) SeaWorld.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was another fear for people in the 1950s?

2. Where did the Brysons visit during their trip to the state in #59?

3. For how long was Bryson in a cast?

4. Where did the Brysons spend a night in a cheap hotel?

5. When did the United States explode a hydrogen bomb in the Eniwetok atoll?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 173 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample