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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator think he is the victim of?
(a) Mental instability.
(b) A bad dream.
(c) A practical joke.
(d) A cataclysmic event.

2. What is used as an alarm clock for Julian in 2000?
(a) A traditional alarm clock.
(b) The maid.
(c) A roster.
(d) Music.

3. How many distribution centers does each ward have?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. Since money is no longer acquired on a personal basis, what is no longer needed?
(a) Wallets.
(b) Trade.
(c) Gold.
(d) Banks.

5. What do Julian and Dr. Leete talk about the first night Julian is in 2000?
(a) The future.
(b) Love.
(c) His past.
(d) Boston in 2000.

6. 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 absence of chimneys.
(c) The lack of people.
(d) The height of buildings.

7. Why is there no advantage in choosing one distribution center over another?
(a) All have the same inventory.
(b) It is not allowed.
(c) All have the same prices.
(d) There is only one center per city.

8. What does the narrator say the wealthy suffer from?
(a) Sympathy.
(b) Drunkenness.
(c) Hallucinations.
(d) Greed.

9. Why are the streets of Boston 2000 dry after a downpour?
(a) The street material is absorbant.
(b) There are street dryers.
(c) Everyone's unbrellas keep the streets dry.
(d) They are enclosed by awnings.

10. What is the last thing the narrator remembers?
(a) Eating dinner with Edith.
(b) The Decoration Day ceremony.
(c) Going to bed.
(d) Talking to Sawyer.

11. According to the philosophy of 2000, what should happen if someone gives less than his all to a job?
(a) He should be required to work extra hours.
(b) He should be demoted.
(c) He should receive less pay.
(d) He should be punished.

12. In 2000, what work group performs tasks such as cleaning and cooking?
(a) Everyone does these things for themselves.
(b) The industrial army.
(c) The housekeeping army.
(d) The maintenance army.

13. Where does Edith Leete invite Julian for diner?
(a) The Concord.
(b) The Great Hall.
(c) The Elephant.
(d) Her home.

14. What does the narrator awake to at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) A man in a strange room.
(b) His fiancee.
(c) The end of the world.
(d) A fire.

15. Which class of society does the narrator belong?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Poor/uneducated.
(c) Laborers.
(d) Rich/educated.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the narrator's second nap at the Leete's home?

2. What does Dr. Leete call Edith when it comes to shopping?

3. Who are professional schools open to?

4. What is the labor class's chief weapon?

5. According to Dr. Leete, what do large conglomerations do?

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