_____ 2. Poker is appealing because it is simple to learn; can be played by two to ten players; and, best of all, is played for serious money.

_____ 3. For over a century, a backstage game of poker has been going on during intermission at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

____ 4. In 1939, there were fewer than two thousand private TV sets in the entire United States.

______ 5. School-age children should watch television for no more than one hour a day.

____ 6. Television is as addictive as any drug on the market today.

____ 7. Despite the popularity of television, booksellers across the country have reported record sales in recent years.

_____ 8. The growing popularity of television and electronic books will eventually close all bookstores.

______ 9. When abolitionist Abby Kelly requested permission to speak at the meeting of the Connecticut Anti-Slavery Society in 1840, the members voted to grant her permission.

_____ 10. The chairman of the Connecticut Anti-Slavery Society meeting immediately resigned his post with the declaration that he would not preside over a group that allowed women to speak.

_____ 11. To inspire pride and good citizenship in our nation's children, every student should travel to Washington, D.C., and visit the Smithsonian Museum at least once.

____ 12. The Smithsonian, a national treasure, is a collection of museums that care for 140 million items, including such wonderful memorabilia as Dorothy's ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz​