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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do people serve as common laborers before they can enter professional schools?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. How many departments exist within the production system in 2000?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) As many as necessary.
(d) 1.

3. As the narrator looks around at Boston in 2000, what does he mention as the most noticeable difference between his time and the present?
(a) The presence of cars.
(b) The height of buildings.
(c) The absence of chimneys.
(d) The lack of people.

4. Who elects the President of the United States?
(a) The president's council.
(b) Retired honorary members the industrial force.
(c) All citizens.
(d) The council for government effectivness.

5. What is located in the front of the distribution center?
(a) Displays of goods.
(b) A statue of the female ideal of Plenty.
(c) A sign with the store name.
(d) An advertisement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are professional schools open to?

2. Who don't people choose to go to school to avoid work?

3. What is the function of clerks at the distribution center?

4. Who is responsible for making sure labor supply equals demand?

5. When selecting a trade, who is preference given to?

(see the answer key)

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