86. The period of adolescence is much longer in industrial societies because ____.

1. the definition of maturity has changed
2. the industrialized society is more developed
3. more education is provided and laws against child labor are made
4. ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance

87. Former social ceremonies that used to mark adolescence have given place to ____.

1. graduations from schools and colleges
2. social recognition
3. socio-economic status
4. certain behavioral changes

88. No one can expect to fully enjoy the adulthood privileges until he is ____.

1. eleven years old
2. sixteen years old
3. twenty-one years old
4. between twelve and twenty-one years old

89. Starting from 22,

1. one will obtain more basic rights
2. the older one becomes, the more basic rights he will have
3. one won't get more basic rights than when he is 21
4. one will enjoy more rights granted by society

90. According to the passage, it is true that ____.

1. in the late 19th century in the United States the dividing line between adolescence and adulthood no longer existed
2. no one can marry without the permission of his parents until the age of twenty-one
3. one is considered to have reached adulthood when he has a driver's license
4. one is not free from the restrictions of child labor laws until he can join the army

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