Lesson 5.6 - American Culture

American Culture

Chapter: The Progressive Era

Lesson 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following helped cities grow, despite a lack of available space?

• Skyscrapers

• Parks

• Department Stores

Multiple Choice

Name for a residential area located outside of a city.

• Satellite

• Suburb

• Skyscraper

Multiple Choice

How did cities encourage their residents to relax during their free time?

• Cities required all businesses to be closed every third Saturday of the month.

• Cities established rules that required kids to go to school.

• Cities preserved open space and built parks and zoos for people to enjoy.

Multiple Choice

Large retail location offering a variety of products for sale organized into separate departments

• Department Store

• Shopping Mall

• Skyscraper

Multiple Choice

What was the most popular sport during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Football

• Baseball

• Basketball

Multiple Choice

Why were new rules created for football in the early 1900s?

• The game was too boring, and nobody wanted to watch.

• The game was too expensive to play and they wanted people in the lower classes to be able to join.

• The game was too violent, resulting in players dying.

Multiple Choice

Which social class was most likely to attend vaudeville shows?

• Upper Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Multiple Choice

What was motivating states to improve their education system?

• The U.S. government needed people who were smart enough to develop the equipment for space travel.

• The Soviet Union was getting better scores on their standardized tests.

• Businesses needed a workforce that was better educated and trained to be successful.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was one way states improved the education system?

• They set up statewide tests to make sure students were learning necessary materials.

• They required students to attend school until a certain age/grade.

• They created a new position of education czar who oversaw all schools in their assigned state.

Multiple Choice

What is yellow journalism?

• News reporting that focused on sensational stories that were frequently not true.

• A new type of reporting where every seventh word had to rhyme with the word 'yellow'.

• Traditional reporting that focused on facts and accuracy.