Progressive Era Quiz

Which statement best describes the Progressive era?

• a period in which many people rejoiced over how great the government was

• a period between 1890-and 1920 during which many reforms took place to improve government, society, and the economy

• a period between 1800-2008 where democracy was overthrown

About what major industry did muckraker Upton Sinclair write his novel, The Jungle?

• the tenement industry

• the steel industry

• the meat packing industry

Which social factors contributed to the need for governmental reform during the Progressive Era?

• High tariff rates

• Poor living conditions, poor working conditions, poor quality of food

• Tammany Hall passed corrupt laws

What Progressive Era term allows voters to select their political party’s candidate from among several people?

• Direct primary

• initiative

• recall

Which two Progressive Era terms are most closely associated with a citizen’s right to enact a new law?

• recall and primary

• muckraker and referendum

• referendum and initiative

Which US Constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What are muckrakers?

• Socialist party leaders

• journalists who exposed corruption and abuses in industry

• Union organizers

Which of the following reforms were passed in response to Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle?

• The Sherman Anti-trust Act and Clayton Antitrust Act

• The 16th and 17th Amendments

• The Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act

What reforms are associated with Ida B. Wells?

• anti-lynching campaigns and women's suffrage

• child labor

• the meat packing industry

Which African American leader demanded voting rights for Black Americans?

• Booker T. Washington

• Madame CJ Walker

• W. E. B. Dubois