Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Younger adolescents spend a greater percentage of their time on ______ than older adolescents.
		A)	school
		B)	socializing
		C)	work (including chores and errands)
		D)	leisure activities


2	American adolescents spend about ______ times the number of hours each week on a part-time job as on homework.
		A)	2
		B)	4
		C)	7
		D)	10


3	Growth in which sectors of the economy supported the emergence of the student- worker?
		A)	agriculture and finance
		B)	service and retail
		C)	retail and agriculture
		D)	finance and service


4	Approximately ______ percent of American high school students will have held a job by the time they graduate.
		A)	20
		B)	40
		C)	60
		D)	80


5	Which country has the lowest percentage of adolescent student-workers?
		A)	United States
		B)	Canada
		C)	Japan
		D)	Sweden


6	In 1940, ______ percent of American high school students worked during the school year.
		A)	5
		B)	15
		C)	33
		D)	50


7	The typical American high school senior who holds a part-time job while going to school will spend at least ______ hours/week at school and work.
		A)	30
		B)	40
		C)	50
		D)	60


8	In which country are young people more likely to work in school or government sponsored apprenticeships rather than paid part-time employment?
		A)	United States
		B)	Canada
		C)	Japan
		D)	Germany


9	Which job is a female adolescent most likely to do in the workplace?
		A)	gardener
		B)	food counter worker
		C)	dishwasher
		D)	newspaper deliverer


10	A common type of job held by older adolescents in the United States is _____.
		A)	fast food workers
		B)	factory worker
		C)	farm worker
		D)	clerical worker


11	What percentage of time on the job does the average adolescent spend using school related skills like reading and math?
		A)	less than 10 percent
		B)	15 percent
		C)	25 percent
		D)	33 percent


12	Generally, researchers have found that adolescents who work are more _____ than adolescents who don't work.
		A)	socially responsible
		B)	tolerant
		C)	individualistic
		D)	ethical


13	Premature affluence refers to
		A)	the higher wages that American adolescents receive for the jobs they do in comparison to adults;
		B)	the increase in inheritance of family money among American adolescents during the last decade;
		C)	the increase in-discretionary spending money among American adolescents due to employment;
		D)	none of the above.


14	The most common deviant act committed by first-time workers in the Ruggiero, Greenberger and Steinberg study was
		A)	working while drunk or high.
		B)	taking money from work.
		C)	purposely damaging property.
		D)	calling in sick when not.


15	Several studies indicate that drug and alcohol use among working adolescents is ______ when compared with non-working adolescents.
		A)	lower
		B)	higher
		C)	about the same
		D)	difficult to calculate


16	Working during adolescence generally has an adverse impact on
		A)	grade point average.
		B)	extracurricular participation.
		C)	school attendance.
		D)	all of the above.


17	Who is most likely to be unemployed?
		A)	Poor, minority youth with a high school diploma
		B)	Poor, White youth without a high school diploma
		C)	Poor, minority youth without a high school diploma
		D)	All are equally likely to be unemployed


18	Adolescents spend the largest proportion of their time engaged in which type of activities?
		A)	School
		B)	Work
		C)	Leisure
		D)	Eating


19	Which adolescent is most likely to be involved in extracurricular activities?
		A)	A lower-class adolescent who attends a small school
		B)	A middle-class adolescent who attends a small school
		C)	A lower-class adolescent who attends a large school
		D)	A middle-class adolescent who attends a large school


20	The most popular type of extracurricular activity among adolescents is:
		A)	music
		B)	occupational clubs
		C)	athletics
		D)	academic clubs


21	Participation in school-sponsored extracurricular activities tends to be associated with
		A)	heightened drug and alcohol use.
		B)	increased delinquency and truancy.
		C)	enhanced psychological well being.
		D)	all of the above.


22	Participation in extracurricular activities has been found to be most beneficial for _______ students.
		A)	at-risk
		B)	average
		C)	above-average
		D)	outstanding


23	Who is most likely to be at home unsupervised after school?
		A)	poor urban black child
		B)	poor rural white child
		C)	middle class suburban white child
		D)	all are equally likely


24	Research on self care has found that:
		A)	children in self care are more self reliant than children not in self care.
		B)	children in self care are more depressed than children not in self care.
		C)	children in self care are more outgoing than children not in self care.
		D)	both a and c.


25	Which type of media is most likely to be found in a home with an adolescent?
		A)	video game player
		B)	television
		C)	computer
		D)	Internet access


26	What percentage of American high school students read more than 30 minutes each day?
		A)	20
		B)	33
		C)	50
		D)	75


27	A survey in 1999 found that the most popular type of music among American adolescents was:
		A)	hard rock/heavy metal
		B)	country western
		C)	rap/hip-hop
		D)	alternative rock


28	On average who watches the most television?
		A)	Young adolescents
		B)	Middle adolescents
		C)	Late adolescents
		D)	Young adults


29	In what context do adolescents typically watch television?
		A)	alone
		B)	with friends
		C)	with family
		D)	in a bar


30	The Experience Sampling Method has been used to study adolescent _______ .
		A)	work experiences
		B)	moods
		C)	food preferences
		D)	financial decisions


31	Generally, adolescents are happiest when they are
		A)	alone
		B)	with family
		C)	with friends
		D)	with teachers


32	The average high school students has more than _____ in spending money every month.
		A)	$50
		B)	$100
		C)	$200
		D)	$300


33	Graphed data that fits a curvilinear pattern looks like:
		A)	an ellipse.
		B)	a wavy line.
		C)	a U-shape.
		D)	a pear.


34	In 1950, approximately _____ percent of adolescents worked during the school year.
		A)	20
		B)	40
		C)	60
		D)	80


35	The term used to describe non paid programs that place adolescents in volunteer positions in the community is:
		A)	school-to-work transition
		B)	community service
		C)	apprenticeship
		D)	service learning

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