Quiz on the Gilded Age
Authored by Janice Greene
Social Studies
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mark Twain first used the name “Gilded Age” in a novel. Why was this name used to describe the United States?
The U.S. joined European countries in backing its currency with gold.
U.S. society was in a Golden Era of new inventions and economic growth.
Underneath its glittery growth and success, U.S. society was struggling with poverty and corruption.
Many U.S. citizens were becoming wealthy as a result of new inventions fueling the rapidly growing U.S. economy.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did George Washington Carver work so hard to invent ways to make products from peanuts and sweet potatoes?
to increase profits for his farm where he grew these crops
to decrease costs for everyday goods that Americans needed and wanted
to increase demand for new crops farmers could grow to replenish their soil
to increase western settlement by finding ways to use crops that grew well on the Great Plains
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Andrew Carnegie use vertical integration to succeed?
He made sure he owned all the businesses needed to produce his product from start to finish.
He made sure he owned different types of business, so he would still have businesses if one failed.
He made sure he invented a lot of different things, so he would be wealthy even if one invention failed.
He made sure he bought enough stock in a company that he would own it one day.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Does "entrepreneur" and "industry innovator" describes Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Ford, or both.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Henry Ford
Both
Neither
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How were individual companies able to become so powerful in the Gilded Age? (Choose 2)
Labor unions
Monopolies and trusts gave industry leaders more control.
Arbitration
Advancements in advertising and transportation helped create national markets.
Specialization
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Write the correct letter in each blank. Labor unions worked to ________ wages and ________ working hours.
increase wages and decrease working hours
decrease wages and increase working hours
end wages and increase working hours
increase wages and end working hours
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Labor unions tried to improve working conditions through ________.
collective bargaining
skilled workers
laissez-faire policies
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