Chapter 28

Quiz for Document 28-1: Joseph Farris, “Let OPEC Tighten the Screws. The Larned A. Corys are Ready.” (1979)

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Question 1

The cartoonist Joseph Farris appears to be making light of the insistence by many Americans facing depravation that they shouldA. find alternative sources of energy.
B. maintain their affluent lifestyle.
C. negotiate with OPEC to relax restrictions.
D. return to a simpler way of life.

Question 2

Americans who confronted the energy crisis of the 1970s experienced conditions that contradicted which of the following attributes of post-World War II American society?A. Abundance
B. Cold War liberalism
C. Containment
D. The nuclear family

Question 3

What might the cartoonist be saying about economic class and the reality of an era of limitations in the United States?A. Affluent Americans will be forced into simpler lifestyles.
B. All Americans will be affected equally by shortage.
C. The wealthy are responsible for the energy crisis.
D. Wealthy Americans will not suffer the same limitations as the poor and working classes.