Haymarket Riot and Workers' Rights Quiz

Haymarket Riot and Workers' Rights Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason for the workers' protest at Haymarket Square?

To demand an eight-hour workday

To oppose immigration

To celebrate a national holiday

To support a political candidate

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did industrialization affect the nature of work for many people?

It increased the number of skilled artisans

It led to shorter working hours

It replaced skilled labor with unskilled labor

It improved working conditions significantly

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which union was known for including both skilled and unskilled workers?

Industrial Workers of the World

United Auto Workers

American Federation of Labor

Knights of Labor

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the leader of the American Federation of Labor?

Eugene V. Debs

John L. Lewis

Mary Mother Jones

Samuel Gompers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT a demand of the Knights of Labor?

An eight-hour workday

Restrictions on child labor

Abolition of capitalism

Limits on immigration

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event triggered the violence at Haymarket Square?

A police officer was shot

A bomb was thrown at the police

A factory was set on fire

A protester attacked a police officer

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of the trial for the anarchists involved in the Haymarket Riot?

They were pardoned immediately

Most were sentenced to hang

They were sentenced to community service

They were all acquitted

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