In terms of the biblical promise of three score and ten years (that is, 70 years), average human life expectancy in the United States
a. exceeded that figure early in the 20th century
b. surpassed that figure during the latter portion of the 20th century
c. did not reach that figure until the first few years of the 21st century
d. has not yet achieved that figure
e. is a limit that no individual can surpass
Question 2
Projected average life expectancies for all individuals born in the United States in 2007
a. decreased slightly for white and black females
b. showed an expansion of the racial differential between the white and black populations
c. reached a record high for white and black males
d. all of these
e. none of these