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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Continuing the Good LIfe, Chapters One through Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Nearings like stone buildings?
(a) They were like a fortress and kept visitors away.
(b) They were easy to build with.
(c) They were not as pretty as wood, but more solid.
(d) They were cheaper to maintain, would not burn and were cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

2. What was the relationship between the Nearings and law enforcement?
(a) They were constantly harrassed by the area police.
(b) They never saw a uniformed policeman pass along the dirt road in front of their house.
(c) Scott was a volunteer policeman.
(d) They were good friends with the sheriff.

3. What was the one thing missing from the experiment in Vermont that young couples would need to take into account with a growing family?
(a) The Nearings were really rich, so money was never a worry.
(b) The Nearings were famous and made much money from lectures and tours.
(c) The Nearings had no children and so did not have to worry about education.
(d) The Nearings had a landing strip for their plane on the property.

4. What did the Nearings later attach to their first stone building?
(a) A visitor's center.
(b) A garage.
(c) A well.
(d) A campsite.

5. How did the Nearings harvest Chinese cabbage in the cold weather?
(a) Wait until rainy days and pick them when wet.
(b) Wait until cold days and pick them frozen.
(c) Wait until a sunny day with a southern wind and pick them then.
(d) Pick them early and can them to add flavor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Nearings hold the concrete and stones in place to form the wall?

2. What kind of schedule did the Nearings keep on Sunday?

3. What did the Nearings sell as a cash crop in Vermont?

4. When the Nearings talked about being vegetarians, which neighbors changed their habits and also became vegetarians?

5. Whose building system did the Nearings follow when building their stone system?

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