Progressive Era/Gilded Age

Progressive Era/Gilded Age

8th Grade

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40 Qs

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Progressive Era/Gilded Age

Progressive Era/Gilded Age

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Answer explanation

A muckraker is a journalist who exposed living conditions in the tenements and factories. They played a crucial role in bringing attention to social issues and advocating for change.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Political machine who took advantage of New York city to make millions

Susan B. Anthony
Boss Tweed
Jacob Riis
Jane Addams

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Sixteenth Amendment?

Congress power to pass an income tax

Congress to eliminate business monopolies

All voters to vote on bills directly

Direct election of senators

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who exposed the Standard Oil monopoly's unscrupulous business practices?

Ida Tarbell
Ida B. Wells
Nellie Bly
Lincoln Steffens

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which Muckraker exposed problems with the meat-packing industry in the book 'The Jungle'?

Jacob Riis
Ida B. Wells
Upton Sinclair
Ida Tarbell

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment?

direct election of senators

end political corruption

voters remove elected officials from office

graduated income tax

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Civil Service Commission?

fill government jobs based on merit

end the Gilded Age

break up monopolies

award government jobs based on loyalty

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