Question
From "Aging in the Past: Demography, Society, and Old Age" Editors: David I. Kertzer & Peter Laslett
1. Washington, D.C., September 19, 1918
2. My conception of the future of the New York Barge Canal and
3. the canal across New Jersey and the Chesapeake and Ohio and all
4. the waterways is that the companies operating on them shall pick up
5. and deliver at every important terminal point by lines which shall
6. radiate out by motor trucks from 50 to 100 miles, and they shall
7. take from these places goods thus brought to their station. So that if
8. when, for example, they were delivering goods from Kentucky to
9. Illinois, it might start from a farm or from an inland village by motor
10. truck and go to the nearest waterway station, there to be picked up
11. by motor trucks which would carry it to its destination, and it should
12. be billed through by one bill of lading. That would definitely establish
13. that the vehicles and highways are not accidental or incidental but
14. an essential factor. That, it seems to me, is what we are coming to
15. before very long. I imagine we will come to it almost before we think
16. of it.
Q uestion 1:
The word "incidental" as used in line 13
means
A episodic.
B minor.
C parallel.
D
related.
Q uestion 2:
The speech is a summary of Redfield's
A disapproval of current financial
issues.
B notes on the canals from various
areas.
C predictions about the economy's
future.
D
recollections from commercial
events.
Q uestion 3:
Based on the information provided, one
possible assumption about the time
period is that
A complex technology existed but
was not used.
B highways did very little to
improve commerce.
C
trading occurred mainly through
waterways.
D someone may have misinformed
Redfield.
Q uestion 4:
The best possible way to strengthen
Redfield's position is to include examples
of
A
interactions with other nations.
B effective methods of trading.
C
the benefits of using highways.
D
the continued success of canals.
1. Washington, D.C., September 19, 1918
2. My conception of the future of the New York Barge Canal and
3. the canal across New Jersey and the Chesapeake and Ohio and all
4. the waterways is that the companies operating on them shall pick up
5. and deliver at every important terminal point by lines which shall
6. radiate out by motor trucks from 50 to 100 miles, and they shall
7. take from these places goods thus brought to their station. So that if
8. when, for example, they were delivering goods from Kentucky to
9. Illinois, it might start from a farm or from an inland village by motor
10. truck and go to the nearest waterway station, there to be picked up
11. by motor trucks which would carry it to its destination, and it should
12. be billed through by one bill of lading. That would definitely establish
13. that the vehicles and highways are not accidental or incidental but
14. an essential factor. That, it seems to me, is what we are coming to
15. before very long. I imagine we will come to it almost before we think
16. of it.
Q uestion 1:
The word "incidental" as used in line 13
means
A episodic.
B minor.
C parallel.
D
related.
Q uestion 2:
The speech is a summary of Redfield's
A disapproval of current financial
issues.
B notes on the canals from various
areas.
C predictions about the economy's
future.
D
recollections from commercial
events.
Q uestion 3:
Based on the information provided, one
possible assumption about the time
period is that
A complex technology existed but
was not used.
B highways did very little to
improve commerce.
C
trading occurred mainly through
waterways.
D someone may have misinformed
Redfield.
Q uestion 4:
The best possible way to strengthen
Redfield's position is to include examples
of
A
interactions with other nations.
B effective methods of trading.
C
the benefits of using highways.
D
the continued success of canals.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the answers to the questions based on the provided excerpt:
**Question 1:**
The word "incidental" as used in line 13 means
**B minor.**
(In this context, "incidental" implies that the vehicles and highways are not merely minor or secondary elements but rather essential components.)
**Question 2:**
The speech is a summary of Redfield's
**C predictions about the economy's future.**
(Redfield is discussing the future of transportation and commerce, specifically relating to canals and motor trucks, indicating a forward-looking perspective.)
**Question 3:**
Based on the information provided, one possible assumption about the time period is that
**C trading occurred mainly through waterways.**
(The mention of waterways and the focus on the Barge Canal and shipping logistics suggest that waterways were a significant mode of trade during that time.)
**Question 4:**
The best possible way to strengthen Redfield's position is to include examples of
**C the benefits of using highways.**
(Providing examples of how highways enhance commerce and transportation efficiency would bolster his argument about their essential role.)
**Question 1:**
The word "incidental" as used in line 13 means
**B minor.**
(In this context, "incidental" implies that the vehicles and highways are not merely minor or secondary elements but rather essential components.)
**Question 2:**
The speech is a summary of Redfield's
**C predictions about the economy's future.**
(Redfield is discussing the future of transportation and commerce, specifically relating to canals and motor trucks, indicating a forward-looking perspective.)
**Question 3:**
Based on the information provided, one possible assumption about the time period is that
**C trading occurred mainly through waterways.**
(The mention of waterways and the focus on the Barge Canal and shipping logistics suggest that waterways were a significant mode of trade during that time.)
**Question 4:**
The best possible way to strengthen Redfield's position is to include examples of
**C the benefits of using highways.**
(Providing examples of how highways enhance commerce and transportation efficiency would bolster his argument about their essential role.)