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Last Updated: Wednesday, 3 September, 2003, 12:51 GMT 13:51 UK
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Quiz: In search of a balanced life
Stressed? Too much work? Try your hand at BBC News Online's work-life balance quiz to get things back in perspective.

Which US president is quoted as saying "It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?"
A: George W. Bush
B: Ronald Reagan
C: Bill Clinton
In which European city should you live to ensure you will have the shortest working week?
A: Paris
B: Moscow
C: Rome
More than two-thirds of people in a long-term relationship claimed that working long hours resulted in their being too tired to do what?
A: Hold a conversation
B: Have regular sex
C: Do their fair share of household chores
What work-related ailment does the Japanese word "karoshi" refer to?
A: Inability to express thoughts clearly during a long working day
B: Stress-induced rashes all over the body
C: Sudden death from overwork
Which woman famously broke down in tears saying "I have an interesting job and a wonderful family, but I also know I am not superwoman"?
A: Nicola Horlick (city fund manager, mother of six)
B: Barbara Cassani (head of London's Olympic bid, mother of two)
C: Cherie Blair (barrister, mother of four)
Who resigned WITHOUT saying they wanted to spend more time with their family?
A: Alastair Campbell, former director of communications
B: Stephen Byers, former transport secretary
C: Alan Milburn, former health secretary
According to Workaholics Anonymous, what is the first step to recovery?
A: Admitting to being powerless over work and having an unmanageable life
B: Reducing working hours to under 60 hours a week
C: Telling the boss that you've got a work addiction problem
Who said "Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?"
A: Homer Simpson
B: Former Enron employees at a protest outside Ken Lay's country residence
C: Kevin Spacey in American Beauty

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