FCS 320 - Family Resource Management » Spring 2022 » Quiz 2 Chapter 2

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Question #1
The study of home management has been around for thousands of years.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #2
Who is the founder of the home economic movement?
A.   Christine Fredrick
B.   Ellen Richards
C.   Lillian Gilbreth
D.   Fredrick Taylor
Question #3
Who was the founder of scientific management and significantly influenced the field of home economics?
A.   Fredrick Taylor
B.   Ann Frank
C.   Ellien Gilbreth
D.   Ellen Richards
Question #4
The history of Household Production/Consumption Systems since the 1900's can be divided into how many periods.
A.   5
B.   2
C.   4
D.   3
Question #5
The premodern era of household production/consumption system can be characterized by all the following, EXCEPT?
A.   Laundry was mostly done by hand
B.   People kept their food from spoiling by storing them in refrigerators.
C.   People didn't have bathrooms inside the home.
D.   Housework was hands-on, arduous, specific and repetitive. 
Question #6
The modern household production/consumption system can be characterized by all the following, EXCEPT?
A.   People had sinks with cold and hot running water to wash their dishes.
B.   The average new home now had a bathroom with a sink, toilet, and bathtub/shower.
C.   People were doing well because of war was over and hired servants. There was 1 servant for every 15 households.
D.   The first supermarket opened and people started shopping at shopping centers instead of their local shop.
Question #7
All the following are characteristics of the postmodern household production/consumption period, EXCEPT?
A.   People now get a lot of their shopping delivered to their home but also shop at regional malls.
B.   It is standard now for homes to come have electricity, hot/cold running water, bathrooms inside the home.
C.   Household use machines extensively to help them complete household duties.
D.   Machines have few options/features and are simple to use.
Question #8
In the first era of household management researchers, professionals, and educators focused on health, sanitation, hygiene, and the importance of household production as a legitimate form of economic production.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #9
Today most household economic researchers, professionals, and educators focus on the management of a household's financial/economic resources and human/household resources.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #10
Systems theory is widely used by home economic researchers because it doesn't see a purchase as an isolated even but a result of multiple factors interacting to motivate and enable the individual/family to purchase the product/service.
A.   False
B.   True

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