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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 easy to build with.
(b) They were like a fortress and kept visitors away.
(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 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 famous and made much money from lectures and tours.
(b) The Nearings had a landing strip for their plane on the property.
(c) The Nearings were really rich, so money was never a worry.
(d) The Nearings had no children and so did not have to worry about education.

3. Whose ideas of design did the Nearings follow when building their stone homes?
(a) Frank Lloyd Wright.
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) Frank Ghery.
(d) Louis Sullivan.

4. What were "cold frames?"
(a) Plastic covers over ground plants.
(b) Refrigerators.
(c) Cloth covers over ground plants.
(d) Wooden frames glazed by glass near ground level.

5. How should greenhouses be connected to the existing building?
(a) Far away from the house.
(b) To the south or west side.
(c) To the north side.
(d) Above the house on a hillside.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What became the norm at every newcomer's house in the valley in Vermont after the war?

3. How did the Nearings plant their greenhouse?

4. What did the Nearings build their greenhouses out of?

5. What did the Nearings eat for breakfast?

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