Read each statement carefully and then select the best answer.

1			_____ is the belief that all people in a society should have an equal chance to achieve all things.
			A)	Democracy
			B)	Gerontocracy
			C)	Patriarchy
			D)	Meritocracy
2			The Confucian religion emphasizes that the parent should treat the child with
			A)	xiao.
			B)	zi.
			C)	oey bashi.
			D)	veneration.
3			Since the early 1900s, the percentage of older people who live with family members has
			A)	fallen steadily.
			B)	fallen rapidly.
			C)	increased rapidly.
			D)	remained stable.
4			By the end of the nineteenth century, _____ of almshouse residents were aged.
			A)	one-third
			B)	one-fourth
			C)	one-half
			D)	three-fourths
5			A law passed in 1782 forbade the emancipation of slaves above age _____ so they would not become a burden on the community.
			A)	65
			B)	55
			C)	45
			D)	35
6			Achenbaum tested which of the following hypotheses to explain why ideas about the aged changed?
			A)	Did an increase in the proportion of older people cause Americans to view old age in a more negative way?
			B)	Did increasing rates of retirement make people view the aged as less useful?
			C)	Did increased dependency among the aged cause a dramatic reevaluation of their status?
			D)	All of these
7			Which of the following was a core premise of modernization theory?
			A)	establishment of a commonwealth, or community, in the true sense of the word
			B)	that industrialization destroyed the economic basis of the extended family by removing production from the home
			C)	establishment of a system of local government and local responsibility for the poor
			D)	that parents should treat their children with nurturance and children should treat their parents with respect at all times
8			In 1960, Congress passed the _____, which paid the costs of nursing home care for elderly people who could not afford to pay their own expenses.
			A)	Kerr-Mills Act
			B)	Hill-Burton Act
			C)	Elizabethan Poor Law
			D)	Deeds of Gift Act
9			Modernization theory is based on large-scale _____ studies.
			A)	qualitative
			B)	quantitative
			C)	historical
			D)	interview
10			Where was the first almshouse built in 1664?
			A)	Chicago
			B)	Boston
			C)	Philadelphia
			D)	New York