Progressive Movement Test Review #1

A "muckraker" is

• A journalist who exposed living conditions in the tenements and factories
• Someone who took bribes 
• someone who fought for women's rights
• a gardener

Founder of "Hull House"

• Susan B. Anthony
• Boss Tweed
• Jacob Riis
• Jane Addams

Who wrote "The Jungle"?

• Upton Sinclair
• Jacob Riis

Political Machines promised jobs and housing in return for votes

• False
• True

Many labor unions bargained with managers for:

• freedom of education

• more job positions nationwide

• more pay and safer conditions

• public transportation

Why would a mining company hire young children to work for them?

• Children were small enough to fit in the mine

• There were no schools around such a small town

• Children wanted to make their own money

• Children sought adventure and found it in the mines

What does reform mean?

• A change for the better

• to worsen current conditions

• a big mistake

• to repeat what you said

What is a labor union?

• an unorganized group of workers who unite to worsen working conditions

• an organized group of workers who unite to improve working conditions

• a group of employers who unite to damage working conditions

• a group of employers who unite to improve working conditions

What were the working conditions like for miners?

• Good pay

• Fair working hours

• Worked 10-12 hours a day

• Safe equipment

Which adjectives best describe working conditions in the early 1900's?

• Spacious, safe, friendly

• Cramped, dangerous

• Exciting, fun