Copy of Copy of 2025 Gilded Age Test

A person who gives large sums of money to help public causes is called ____.

• robber baron
• labor union
• philanthropist
• nationalists

A person who moves to another country to live permanently.

• robber baron
• philanthropist
• labor union
• immigrant

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

• entrepreneur
• robber baron
• phianthropist
• boss

_____ describes the policy that the U.S had followed since inception to not allow the government to interfere with business.

• Communism
• Monarchy
• Laissez-Faire
• Republic

In 1873, Mark Twain co-authored a book called "The Gilded Age." It poked fun at America's increasing obsession with getting ________ quick.

• progress
• poor
• rich
• handouts

The railroad cut ravel time on the 3,000 mile trip from coast to coast from months to roughly _____________.

• 1 Month
• 1 year
• 1 week
• 1 Day

By the late 1890's, African Americans were stripped of most of the _____________ that were promised them after the Civil War.

• opportunities
• rights
• dreams
• land

Which of the following inventions allowed the building of skyscrapers?

• Bessemer process and elevator
• sewing machine and light bulb
• assembly line and barbed wire
• railroads and printing press

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

What is the meaning of the term “Gilded Age?”

• Many craftsmen’s “gilds” were established in the US, similar to those in the Middle Ages.
• Mark Twain used this term to describe the time period in American history when many social problems masked by a thin layer of gold that made things look better than they actually were.
• A “gild” is a form of government similar to a democracy, and Mark Twain was making a comparison between the two.
• None of the above.