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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life, Chapters Seven and Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Nearings thought living in Vermont would be justified as an example of sane living in an _____________.
(a) Removed area.
(b) Sane world.
(c) Insane world.
(d) Utopian society.

3. What happened when someone went out to work in the garden after lunch?
(a) They were escaping and never returned.
(b) Their productivity was very high.
(c) They fell asleep in the shade of the garden.
(d) They stayed later and worked most of the afternoon.

4. How did the Nearings ask workers how much they wanted for a job on the farm?
(a) "Will you take a credit card?"
(b) "Mastercard or Visa?"
(c) "How much will you expect for that job?"
(d) "Can we give you a check?"

5. Whose building system did the Nearings follow when building their stone system?
(a) Ernest Flagg.
(b) Stickley.
(c) Minnie Pearl.
(d) Greene and Greene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught the Nearings to make maple syrup?

2. In the breakdown of the Nearing's diet, how was the intake of vegetables broken down?

3. What did some people think of the Nearings when they visited them in Vermont?

4. What two farms did the Nearings buy when they got to Vermont?

5. How many people could the Nearing's Vermont stone home hold for a meeting?

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