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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is the narrator engaged to in 1887?
(a) Edith Barlett.
(b) Edith Leeke.
(c) Sarah Barlett.
(d) Sarah Leeke.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1887, what could a man volunteering to be a waiter not be according to critics?

2. How long does the narrator sleep?

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

4. Who does Dr. Leete and Edith feel the 20th century is?

5. What do the wealthy in this society fear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Julian have more difficulty understanding the 2000 society then the Leetes have in understanding the 1887 society?

2. What does Dr. Leete suggest about the cost of a college education in the 19th century?

3. In Chapter 2, why does Sawyer call for Dr. Pillsbury?

4. Why are savings no longer necessary?

5. What options do citizens have to practice their religion?

6. What two explanations does the narrative give for why society in 1887 does not change?

7. How does Mr. Barton's church work?

8. What is the process of receiving goods in 2000?

9. What does Dr. Leete suggest differentiates the thinking of the 19th century from the 20th century?

10. Why does Julian think he would fail to answer the question of how the nation supports all citizens, had he been back in 1887 and was explaining this system to his friends?

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