Progressive Era Notes Quiz

What is a tenement?

• Rundown overcrowded disease-ridden housing for the poor in big cities.

• A halfway house intended to help the poor.

• A form of government housing.

• A rural farmhouse

Who started Hull House, a settlement house to help the poor and immigrants?

• Jane Adams

• Susan B. Anthony

• Dorothea Dix

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Who was the photojournalist who published How the Other Half Lives about the harsh realities of tenement living in big cities?

• Jacob Riis

• Lewis Hine

• Dorothea Lange

• Upton Sinclair

What is a political machine?

• A political group that controls immigrant groups by securing them jobs and places to live in exchange for votes.

• A type of government agency responsible for maintaining public parks and recreation.

• A social club formed to promote cultural events and community gatherings.

• A business organization that manages political campaigns for candidates.

What is a muckraker?

• A journalist who brings awareness about corruption or wrongs with society.

• A type of farming equipment used in the 1800s.

• A political leader who supports industrialization.

• A person who cleans up after livestock in barns.

Who was the muckraker (political cartoonist) who exposed Tweed for corruption?

• Thomas Nast

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Ida Tarbell

What were the Sherman and Clayton Anti-Trust Acts?

• Laws passed to stop monopolies in the United States.

• Laws passed to encourage the formation of monopolies.

• Laws passed to regulate international trade agreements.

• Laws passed to increase tariffs on imported goods.

Who was the muckraker who investigated and stopped Standard Oil Trust corruption?

• Ida Tarbell

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Lincoln Steffens

What is an initiative in the context of lawmaking?

• People create petition to show a need for a law.

• A law passed by the president without approval.

• A law created by the Supreme Court.

• A vote on an issue that effects citizens.

What is a referendum?

• Referring a law to be voted by the people.

• A type of government official.

• A political party.

• A court decision.