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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Clayton accused of doing?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Organizing workers.
(c) Bribery.
(d) Spying.

2. How does Benjamin's unexpected job loss affect his understanding of the world?
(a) It is just another bad day for him.
(b) His understanding remains unchanged.
(c) He understands he is powerless to change the world.
(d) He realizes he has a responsibility to change the world.

3. How is the speaker introduced?
(a) As Mike Carter.
(b) As Tim Wallace.
(c) As Pete Clancy.
(d) As Tom Clayton.

4. Why does Benjamin choose not to leave the United States?
(a) His wife does not want to leave her family.
(b) He cannot get a passport.
(c) He cannot afford to leave the country.
(d) He wants to fight for workers' rights in the United States.

5. What are the three things Florence does for the family?
(a) Cook, wash clothes, iron pants.
(b) Shop, clean the bathroom, care for Irv.
(c) Care for mother, cook, iron shirts.
(d) Care for mother, wash, clean the house.

6. What unflattering terms does Dr. Barnes use to describe the board?
(a) Slops and vermin.
(b) Vermin and toads.
(c) Fossils and slops.
(d) Fossils and microbes.

7. Who are the main characters in Scene 6?
(a) Dr. Barnes and Dr. Barnett.
(b) Fayette and Benjamin.
(c) Dr. Barnes and Miller.
(d) Dr. Barnes and Benjamin.

8. In Scene 5, what city does Fatt want the workers to hear about?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) New York.

9. What lesson does Benjamin learn about theory versus life experience?
(a) Experience and theories are not related.
(b) Theory is nothing more than conjecture.
(c) His opinion about the two is unchanged.
(d) Life experience makes theories believable.

10. In what year does Scene 4 occur?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1939.

11. What upsets Benjamin most about the hospital's politics?
(a) Treating poor people differently.
(b) Leed's political connections.
(c) The way he is insulted.
(d) Dr. Barnes' lack of support.

12. How does Clayton exit the meeting?
(a) Rushes out for the next meeting.
(b) Shakes hands with workers on the way out.
(c) Walks out slowly while talking to workers.
(d) Rushes out to avoid an attack from workers.

13. What is one reason Sid says that it is so trying to be a man?
(a) His family wants him to remain a kid.
(b) The bosses with money keep the working class down.
(c) Men at work challenge his manhood.
(d) Women are too demanding.

14. What is the speaker's attitude toward Fatt?
(a) Unsupportive.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Condescending.
(d) Supportive.

15. What does Sid do while thinking about Florence before he sees her?
(a) He gets a ticket for running a red light.
(b) He fixes a flat tire.
(c) He runs into a beer truck.
(d) He stops and buys her an engagement ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state of health of Florence's mother?

2. How does the girl feel about the hack?

3. What animal does Sid compare himself to?

4. Where does Benjamin think about practicing socialized medicine?

5. Why is Dr. Leeds untouchable?

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