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. When does the narrator first see the city of Boston?
(a) 1957.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1757.

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

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

4. What does Dr. Leete claim really occurred?
(a) National strike.
(b) Nothing.
(c) World War.
(d) Acceptance of one govenment-run business.

5. Why is there no advantage in choosing one distribution center over another?
(a) All have the same inventory.
(b) All have the same prices.
(c) It is not allowed.
(d) There is only one center per city.

6. What does the narrator do to remedy his disorder?
(a) Build a sleeping chamber.
(b) Write reminder notes.
(c) Lock his bedroom door.
(d) Take medication.

7. What is used for international commerce in 2000?
(a) Money.
(b) Sliver.
(c) National staples.
(d) Gold.

8. What is considered one of the lowest officers in the industrial army?
(a) Executive assistant leader.
(b) Director of first years.
(c) Team leader.
(d) Assistant foremen.

9. How is music listened to in 2000?
(a) There is no music.
(b) Live.
(c) Through telephone wires.
(d) People play or sing themselves.

10. Who is the sole employer in Boston 2000?
(a) The largest corporation at the time.
(b) An international committee.
(c) The government.
(d) The people.

11. What is held on the last day of May in 1887?
(a) Independance Day.
(b) Labor Day.
(c) Decoration Day.
(d) All Saints Day.

12. Why do citizens work willingly?
(a) The jobs are now enjoyable.
(b) They can take more vacation the more they work.
(c) It is their only way to exist.
(d) They are being paid more.

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

14. What are all citizens expected to do?
(a) Run for government office.
(b) Work.
(c) Teach at leat one year.
(d) Give all money to state governments.

15. In 2000, what work group performs tasks such as cleaning and cooking?
(a) The housekeeping army.
(b) The industrial army.
(c) The maintenance army.
(d) Everyone does these things for themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the streets of Boston 2000 dry after a downpour?

2. What are men motivated by with this system?

3. What does the government do if there are not enough volunteers for a trade?

4. What is the function of clerks at the distribution center?

5. What does Dr. Leete say both 19th and 20th century men agree on?

(see the answer keys)

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