Gilded Age Quiz

A person who uses ruthless business tactics to get money from customers is called a(n):

• entrepreneur

• robber baron

• philanthropist

• boss

Which of the following people owned the US Steel Corporation?

• John Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

What company was started by John D. Rockefeller?

• Otis Elevators

• Kodak Pictures

• US Steel Corporation

• Standard Oil Company

Which of the following statements about the “Gilded Age” is true?

• the middle class ran society

• there was a major difference between the rich and the poor

• immigrants lived in luxury

• many people shared in the wealth resulting from the growth of big business

Muckraker Upton Sinclair’s book “The Jungle” exposed the practices of what industry?

• Farming

• Logging

• Meatpacking

• Mining

Muckraker Upton Sinclair’s book “The Jungle” exposed the practices of what industry?

• Farming

• Logging

• Meatpacking

• Mining

Which statement would MOST likely have been made by a suffragist?

• Women should not exercise political power; rather, they should manage the home.

• Alcohol is the root of all evil in society and must be outlawed.

• Big businesses are exploiting the general public. The government must regulate them.

• The right to vote should be expanded to include all citizens of the United States.

The excesses of the Gilded Age and dangerous working conditions for labor led to the development of the:

• Progressive Movement

• Suffrage Movement

• Harlem Renaissance

• Great Depression

What was a main goal of the Progressive Movement?

• To restrict overall immigration

• To improve working conditions

• To regulate interstate commerce

• To lower railroad shipping charges

What effect did mandatory education laws have on the workplace?

• A decline in wages for children

• A decrease in child factory workers

• Better working conditions for children

• Longer work weeks for children