WorksheetsHistory of Family & Consumer Sciences
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 and Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 also helped to develop & teach home economics on land grant ______.
a)
college campuses
b)
curriculum campuses
c)
rural campuses
2.
Efforts to formalize and teach principles that predate FCS go back to
a)
1866.
b)
mid 1700's.
c)
mid 1800's.
d)
mid 1900's.
3.
Catherine Beecher Stowe was a
a)
educator and reformer.
b)
educator and economist.
c)
educator and domestic.
d)
educator and housekeeper.
4.
The Morrill Act of 1862 ________ the number of land-grant schools in the U.S.
a)
decreased
b)
increased
c)
equaled
d)
nullified
5.
Ellen Richards was the first woman to graduate from
a)
Institute of Technology
b)
Massachusetts
c)
MA Institute Of Technology
6.
Courses in __________ Sciences were offered at the land grant schools.
a)
Consumer
b)
Domestic
c)
Family
7.
Ellen Swallow Richards studied
a)
history
b)
ecology
c)
chemistry
8.
Richards was the first _________ to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
a)
man
b)
person
c)
woman
9.
In order to educate young women for the household roles these classes were developed
a)
scientific
b)
home economics
c)
water quality
10.
The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 and Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 provided money to expand demonstration work in
a)
the inner city.
b)
rural communities.
c)
suburban communities.
11.
Iowa State University offered a Master of Science in
a)
history
b)
1940
c)
1994
12.
This club was nationalized at the passage of the Smith-Lever Act and this clover emblem was adopted.
a)
4-H
b)
4-Health
c)
4-Hand
13.
"Home Economics" was replaced by Family & Consumer Sciences in
a)
2001
b)
1999
c)
1994
14.
After her M.I.T. graduation, she was an instructor of _________ education.
a)
economics
b)
home
c)
sanitary
15.
These courses are a part of Family & Consumer Sciences.
a)
Art, Science, Technology
b)
Culinary Arts, Fashion Design, Child Development
c)
Hospitality, Child Development, Floral Design
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