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

2. What is the date when the narrator wakes up?
(a) June, 2000.
(b) September, 1887.
(c) June, 1887.
(d) September, 2000.

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

4. Why is the narrator's house for sale?
(a) It is condemned.
(b) It is not appropriate for a new bride.
(c) The narrator needs money.
(d) The narrator wants a bigger home.

5. Why does Julian say labor strikes were successful in his time?
(a) The acceptance from businesses.
(b) Because of labor organizations.
(c) The format of government.
(d) The power of the people.

6. Where does the narrator assume the ash around his sleeping chamber comes from?
(a) A fire.
(b) Nuclear holocaust.
(c) Time.
(d) A bulldozer.

7. What do the wealthy in this society fear?
(a) Being robbed.
(b) Losing their position in society.
(c) Having to work.
(d) The poor.

8. What two classes does this society consist of?
(a) Upper class and servants.
(b) Educators and laborers.
(c) Middle class and lower class.
(d) Rich/educated and poor/uneducated.

9. What does Edith mean when she says she will show Julian some of his old friends?
(a) Pictures from his time.
(b) Literature fom his time.
(c) Letters from his time.
(d) Remaining buildings from his time.

10. Who does the narrator live with in 1887?
(a) Dr. Leeke.
(b) Edith.
(c) He lives alone.
(d) Sawyer.

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

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

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

14. What is the labor class's chief weapon?
(a) Leadership.
(b) Education.
(c) Strikes.
(d) Wealth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do citizens no longer have to fight for?

2. Why is there no advantage in choosing one distribution center over another?

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?

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

5. What do Julian and Dr. Leete talk about the first night Julian is in 2000?

(see the answer keys)

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