Looking Backward: 2000-1887 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Looking Backward: 2000-1887 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about the dining hall astonishes Julian?
(a) The lack of people.
(b) It's small size.
(c) It's cleanliness.
(d) It's architecture.

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

3. What is Sawyer's relationship to the narrator?
(a) He is his best friend.
(b) He is his mentor.
(c) He is his brother.
(d) He is his servant.

4. How long does the narrator sleep?
(a) 120 years.
(b) 113 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 25 years.

5. Who is responsible for making sure labor supply equals demand?
(a) The government.
(b) The people.
(c) The production department.
(d) The top corporations.

6. After walking through the city, how does Julian find his way back to the Leete's home?
(a) Edith was with him.
(b) Instinct.
(c) A taxi.
(d) A map.

7. How old is the narrator?
(a) 20.
(b) 31.
(c) 30.
(d) 35.

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

9. What is Dr. Leete's daughter's name?
(a) Edith.
(b) Jane.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Rebecca.

10. Who is able to listen to music in 1887?
(a) The educated.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) The poor.
(d) All people.

11. Individuals in which work group have first choice in professions?
(a) Fourth Grade.
(b) First Grade.
(c) Second Grade.
(d) Thrid Grade.

12. Who provides the education and training for the transition to the new way of society and business?
(a) University professors.
(b) Government.
(c) Large corporations.
(d) Small corporations.

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

14. 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.

15. How long do citizens have to work in the society of Boston 2000?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 24 years.
(d) 55 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is music listened to in 2000?

2. Where does the warehouse ship goods to?

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

4. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator think he is the victim of?

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

(see the answer keys)

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