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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Work Ethic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time do people on the MacMurray household need to be awake by?
(a) 6:00 a.m.
(b) There is no set time to wake up.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) Everyone wakes up early except Miller.

2. This prologue is does which of the following?
(a) Acknowledges all the contributors to the book.
(b) Gives a concise history of the author's life.
(c) Presents a summary of the book.
(d) Piques the readers interest in the topic.

3. Miller's mother dies without doing what?
(a) Making arrangements for her funeral.
(b) Telling Miller who his father is.
(c) Making a will.
(d) Telling Miller that she loved him.

4. What does Miller believe makes one useless in human society?
(a) Miller did not address this.
(b) Being too nice to people.
(c) Having an "I don't care" attitude.
(d) Resisting authority.

5. Why does Miller join a church in Boring, Oregon?
(a) He is very spiritual man.
(b) He is bored with life.
(c) He is lonely.
(d) He is invited to attend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Miller's Pinewood Derby Car not make it in the derby race?

2. Where does Miller first realize he needs to achieve manhood?

3. According the audience who listened to Miller give his talk, what happens to men who "take a moral high ground"?

4. Miller writes about what part of his life in this book?

5. What does protecting the value of sex as part of commitment save, according to Miller?

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