Multiple Choice Quiz

Read each statement carefully and select the correct answer.

1		With the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century:
			A)	much of the world became Communist.
			B)	many people were forced back to farm work.
			C)	most people in the U.S. became wealthy.
			D)	many people moved from being independent to being wage-earners.
2		Free enterprise is:
			A)	a system of assuring cheap goods for all workers.
			B)	an equal distribution of resources and power.
			C)	the freedom of private businesses to operate for profit with little government regulation.
			D)	the organization of a social welfare system.

Please answer the following statements as True or False.

3		The results of unrestrained capitalism in the latter part of the 19th century led to highly paid workers with a great deal of job security.
			A)	True
			B)	False
4		New Deal social programs were partly responsible for the growth of the middle class during the 1950s and the 1960s.
			A)	True
			B)	False
5		A meritocracy is a system run by a military power, rather than an elected government.
			A)	True
			B)	False