Mr. Fox's Gilded Age Quiz

The term “Gilded Age” was popularized by which writer?

• Upton Sinclair

• Mark Twain

• Jacob Riis

• Andrew Carnegie

What does the phrase “Gilded Age” suggest about this period in U.S. history?

• It was a time of complete equality.

• It looked prosperous on the surface but had problems underneath.

• It was the golden age of democracy.

• It was a time without corruption.

Which industrialist is most associated with steel?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• J.P. Morgan

• Andrew Carnegie

John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in which industry?

• Steel

• Banking

• Oil

• Railroads

1. What was a tenement?

• 1. A large suburban house

• 1. A crowded, poorly built apartment building

• 1. A government office

• 1. A type of factory

1. Which group made up the majority of the “new immigrants” arriving in the

2. United States between 1880–1920?

• 1. Northern and Western Europeans

• 1. Latin American immigrants

• 1. Chinese and Japanese immigrants

• 1. Southern and Eastern Europeans

1. Why did many immigrants settle in urban areas during the Gilded Age?

• 1. Immigrants could not move out West

• 1. Jobs were available in factories

• 1. Government required them to

• 1. Cities had cheap farmland

1. What was the purpose of Ellis Island?

• 1. Military base

• 1. Settlement house

• 1. Political headquarters

• 1. Immigration processing center

1. Jacob Riis exposed poor living conditions in tenements through which famous work?

• 1. How the Other Half Lives

• 1. The Jungle

• 1. The Octopus

• 1. Looking Backward

The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) was significant because it:

• Encouraged Chinese workers to move west

• Banned most Chinese immigration to the U.S.

• Allowed Chinese immigrants to become citizens

• Ended discrimination against Asian immigrants