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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When selecting a trade, who is preference given to?
(a) The most knowledgable.
(b) There is no preference.
(c) The hardest working.
(d) The strongest.

2. According to Dr. Leete, what do large conglomerations do?
(a) Create an unequal pay system.
(b) Treat workers fairly.
(c) Fix prices and destroy competition.
(d) Effectively manage supply and demand.

3. What does the narrator say about society in Boston in the mid 19th century?
(a) It is deeply divided.
(b) It is a utopia.
(c) It is unlivable.
(d) It can be improved.

4. What does Dr. Leete say both 19th and 20th century men agree on?
(a) Money runs the world.
(b) Dickens was a genius.
(c) Literature is the foundation of all great thinkers.
(d) Society must have divisions.

5. What are men motivated by with this system?
(a) Obtaining wealth.
(b) Obtaining status.
(c) Honor, hope, and patriotism.
(d) Avoiding punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Edith calms Julian?

2. How long do citizens have to work in the society of Boston 2000?

3. Who is the sole employer in Boston 2000?

4. Who are professional schools open to?

5. When does the narrator first see the city of Boston?

(see the answer key)

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