Gilded Age Quiz 1

In the nineteenth-century, how was the United

States beginning to change?

• Moving from a rural society to an urban one

• Moving from a slave owning society to one without slavery

• Moving from a foreign policy of isolationism to one of interventionism

• Moving from a direct democracy to a representative one

Which of the following was present during the

Gilded Age?

• Segregation

• Civil-service reform

• Temperance

• Political corruption

What is an impact of the lightbulb?

• Businesses needed to hire skilled workers

• Machines needed to be repaired less frequently

• Factories could extend working hours

• Products could be manufactured on an assembly line

In the late 1800s, which factor directly contributed to the growth of the American steel industry?

• Government regulation

• Employee ownership

• New production techniques

• The formation of labor unions

In the late nineteenth century, critics of big business claimed that monopolies in the United States harmed the economy by -

• Unfairly limiting competition

• Decreasing the urban growth rate

• Preventing technological innovation

• Failing to keep pace with European industries

What social issue was raised by the philanthropic activities of many American business leaders during the Gilded Age?

• Should private industries be taken over by worker organizations?

• Were American businesses charging too much for their

  products?

• Should state governments limit the philanthropic activities of

  private citizens?

• Was it right for business owners to pay low wages to their

  workers to finance philanthropic activities?

What was an important benefit of the laissez-faire policies of the federal government in the late nineteenth century?

• American entrepreneurs could invest in their businesses with

  little government interference

• American businesses could avoid the ups and downs of the

  business cycle

• American workers found it easy to organize into labor unions

• American workers felt secure about safety in factories

Which best describes a positive contribution of Andrew

Carnegie?

• Carnegie helped workers obtain better conditions in his

  factories

• Carnegie showed how to organize large-scale production as

  well as how to use profits in philanthropic activities

• Carnegie obtained secret rebates from railroad companies

• Carnegie obtained near monopoly control of the Standard Oil

  Company

Why would factory owners want to hire children to work?

• Children don't form labor unions

• Children work harder

• Children will have more energy

• Can pay the kids less thus saving money

How did corruption affect the government?

• Gave government jobs to friends

• Used fake names and voted multiple times for public officials

• Gave bribes

• All of the above