common assessment #4

common assessment #4

11th Grade

20 Qs

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common assessment #4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of most muckraking journalists?

to gain fame thru creation of articles

to expose social/economic problems in need of political attention

to increase public awareness of America's great potential

to end corrupt relationships

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What themes were common in writings of the muckrakers and authors such as Upton Sinclair?

immorality and greed

disadvantages of a growing consumer culture

problems created by unrestricted immigration & economic disparity between rural and urban residents.

increasing influence of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The progressive movement was most responsible for which development?

politicians taking a laissez-faire approach to economic issues

government becoming more responsive to social issues

a growing interest in expanding US influence

the application of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a muckraker?

bookwriters

journalists and photographers who exposed the abuses of wealth and power.

another name for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

people who clean out horse stalls

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was a famous muckraker whose photographs became famous for pictures of tenement housing?

Thomas Nast

Jacob Riis

Margret Sanger

Upton Sinclair

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What factor most contributed to the Great Chicago Fire's widespread destruction?

firefighters' inability to communicate

the city's limited water supply

theft of fire department funds

extensive wood frame construction in homes/businesses.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read excerpt: ...continued growth of population in the great cities, consequent congestion of centers and rise in value of ground, stimulate and increase in number of stories; these successfully piled one another, react on ground value.

From this excerpt, what can you conclude:

the greatest population increases incurred in industrial cities

rising property values in cities stimulated development

the stories of immigrants revealed the hardship of living in cities

increasing congestion resulted in suburban growth.

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