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Economics and the American Dream

Multiple Choice Quiz



Read each statement carefully and select the correct answer.



1

The Protestant work ethic is the belief that:
A)Protestants are the hardest workers.
B)everyone should work till dark, then go to church.
C)all Protestants will be rich.
D)hard work and religious faith are important and will be rewarded by God with wealth.
2

The American Dream is based upon:
A)the idea that one's success is due solely to one's character.
B)the idea that only the wealthy can be successful.
C)the idea that men should get the best jobs.
D)the idea that the poor can only dream.

Please answer the following statements as True or False.



3

The United States is a classless society.
A)True
B)False
4

One of the reasons we resist changing America's economic and social organization is because we believe in upward mobility.
A)True
B)False
5

Upward mobility is always a joyous development in an American's life.
A)True
B)False