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Mother Jones Quiz

Authored by Raj Bel

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Mother Jones Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason the mill workers were on strike in Philadelphia in June 1903?

They wanted higher wages

They wanted their workweek cut to fifty-five hours

They wanted to form a union

They wanted a raise for child laborers

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many children were part of the strike in Philadelphia?

1,000

100

20,000

About one-sixth of the strikers

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Mother Jones find when she visited the textile union headquarters in Pennsylvania?

Workers were happy and healthy

Mill owners were treating workers fairly

Children had mutilated hands and thin bodies

The children were not working in dangerous conditions

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why couldn’t local newspapers in Pennsylvania report about child labor?

They didn’t know about it

They feared losing their readership

Mill owners also owned stock in the newspapers

The children didn’t want publicity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Mother Jones do to draw attention to child labor in Philadelphia?

Organized a protest in the streets

Held a march with children and parents

Hired journalists to write about the issue

Called for a national boycott of the mills

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Mother Jones do to draw attention to the plight of mill children during the march?

Sent telegrams to politicians

Had children show their injuries to the crowd

Offered free food and clothing to the marchers

Established a charity to support the children

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was the final destination of the march led by Mother Jones?

Washington, D.C.

Philadelphia

New York City

The White House

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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