Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?




A) The Place of Children in United States Society

B) The Children of Colonial North America

C) The Development of Cultural Values

D) The Child as a Utilitarian Organism



2.


According to the author, children in colonial North America were

mainly valued for their ________.




A) academic achievements

B) survival instincts

C) physical characteristics

D) productive roles



3.


What can be inferred from the passage about formal schooling

in colonial North America?




A) It was generally required by law.

B) It was considered relatively unimportant.

C) It was improperly administered.

D) It was highly disciplined.



4.


Which of the following does the author mention as a cause of

changes in the role of the child in the United States?




A) An increase in technology.

B) The growing complexity of the child.s psychological needs.

C) A decrease in the child.s intellectual capacities.

D) The growing number of single parent families.



5.


According to the passage parents have become increasingly

interested in ________.




A) their children.s future occupations

B) having smaller families

C) adoptions programs for childless couples

D) child-rearing techniques

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