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Progressive Movement

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Wrote "How the other half lives" exposing conditions in the slums
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Jane Addams
2.

A "muckraker" is

a)

A reporter who exposed living conditions in the tenements and factories

b)

Someone who took bribes

c)

someone who fought for women's rights

d)

a gardener

3.

What was Upton Sinclair trying to illustrate in his book The Jungle

a)

The exploitation of workers in slaughter houses

b)

The horrible living conditions in the inner city

c)

The exploitation of children in the Pennsylvania coal mines

d)

The effects of imperialism on Hawaii

4.

What political change came about through the 17th Amendment?

a)

Women had the right to vote

b)

Senators could be directly elected by the people

c)

Direct primaries had to be allowed in every state

d)

Initiatives and referendum became a right in each state.

5.

Which statement reflects the ideas of MOST Progressives?

a)

The government should outlaw all unions.

b)

Home rule should be stopped.

c)

The government should protect workers and provide services for the poor.

d)

The government should own all businesses.

6.

Journalist whose main goal was to expose and clean up corrupt business practices were called:

a)

Yellow Journalists

b)

Anti-Progressives

c)

Liberals

d)

Muckrakers

7.

All of the following are examples of economic reforms EXCEPT:

a)

All trusts were declared illegal

b)

Trusts were broken up

c)

Labor laws were improved

d)

The Food and Drug Administration was created.

8.

This act required a company to advertise the make-up of a product on its label. This was required by:

a)

16th Amendment

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Government Regulation Act

d)

Meat Inspection Act

9.

Which author wrote The Jungle?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

John Steinbeck

d)

Booker T. Washington

10.

Journalist whose main goal was to expose and clean up corrupt business practices were called:

a)

Yellow Journalists

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Anti-Progressives

d)

Liberals

11.

The Progressives fought for political reforms. One example of political reforms passed by the progressives was the 17th Amendment. What did this U.S. amendment state?

a)

women were granted suffrage rights

b)

blacks were granted suffrage rights

c)

Senators were elected by the people by popular vote

d)

House of Representatives were elected by popular vote

12.

Who exposed bad business practices in the OIL industry?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Susan B., Anthony

d)

Upton Sinclair

13.

A goal of the Progressive movement from 1890 to 1920 was to

a)

promote free enterprise and capitalism.

b)

address the problems caused by industrialization.

c)

promote settlement of land west of the Mississippi River.

d)

encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe.

14.

What was the name of the "muckraking" novel authored by Upton Sinclair?

a)

The Shame of the Cities

b)

The History of the Standard Oil Company

c)

The Jungle

d)

How the Other Half Lives

15.
The Pure Food and Drug Act protected consumers by
a)
banning all the sale and transportation of mislabeled or contaminated food & drugs
b)
banning all food from coming into the United States from China
c)
letting anyone sale & prepare food
d)
banning sales to certain states
16.
What amendment  allowed the federal government to impose direct taxes on citizens' incomes?
a)
18th Amendment
b)
16th Amendment
c)
12th Amendment
d)
28th Amendment
17.

What childhood illness did Theodore have?

a)

Polio

b)

Asthma

c)

Fever

d)

Nose Bleeds

18.

What does Trust-busting mean?

a)

stop monopolies (restore competition)

b)

end discrimination

c)

label ingredients on food and drugs

d)

a trusting person

19.

How did Roosevelt become president?

a)

He won the election to become president.

b)

It was his turn.

c)

When he was vice president, the president was killed.

d)

For his Actions

20.

Which of the following Progressive Presidents enacted the Meat Inspection Act, protection for the environment, and the expansion of national forest lands from 43 million acres to 194 million acres?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Warren Gamaliel Harding

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson

21.
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
a)
Dangers faced by coal miners
b)
Corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
c)
Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
d)
Illegal deals between special interests and the government
22.
What did the Meat Inspection Act accomplish?
a)
Banned the use of assembly lines
b)
Allowed the government to have unlimited power
c)
Cleaned up food producing factories
d)
Advocated for minority groups
23.
Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s led to the creation of National Parks?
a)
Meat Inspection Act
b)
Preservation
c)
Conservation
d)
Intimidation
24.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
25.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
26.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
27.
The Sherman anti-trust act was passed to
a)
break up monopolies
b)
give equal rights to women
c)
help people living in poverty
d)
end racism
28.
Reporters, journalists, photographers, and authors who used the media to raise concerns about the negative effects of industrialization were known as
a)
muckrakers
b)
suffragists
c)
immigrants
d)
abolitionists
29.
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is credited with exposing the unsanitary conditions in the food industry and helping to pass the
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
18th Amendment
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Equal Rights Amendment
30.

In total how many people died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

a)

144

b)

146

c)

0

d)

276

31.
Which of the following was an outcome of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire event?
a)
The Progressive (Bull Moose) Party is founded.
b)
 Roosevelt becomes president
c)
Work place safety laws are passed.
d)
The Coal Strike of 1902 ends.
32.
What effect did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire have?
a)
Women were no longer allowed to work
b)
Women gained the right to vote
c)
New workplace safety codes were put in to effect
d)
The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed
33.
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle resulted in what law passing?
a)
Child Labor Control Act
b)
Sinclair Act
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Meat Inspection Act
34.

The Square Deal was implemented by:

a)

Wilson

b)

Taft

c)

Roosevelt

d)

McKinley

35.

The Pure Food and Drug Act was a direct result of:

a)

Square Deal

b)

16th Amendment

c)

"The Jungle"

d)

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

36.

The Sherman Anti-trust act had a direct impact on:

a)

Railroads only

b)

Labor unions

c)

Large corporations/trusts

d)

State governments

37.

What was the event that acted as a catalyst for change concerning increased safety regulations in the workplace?

a)

Haymarket Riot

b)

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

c)

Force feeding of Alice Paul

d)

Coal Strike

38.

Photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives.” Examined the conditions of the poor in America’s cities.

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Lincoln Steffens

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Frank Norris

39.

The main purpose of the muckrakers during the early 1900's was to

a)

promote war

b)

reduce the role of government in people's lives

c)

encourage the growth of big business

d)

point out economic and social problems

40.

The cartoon pictures President Roosevelt reacting to the efforts of the

a)

muckrackers

b)

enviornmentalist

c)

prohibitionists

d)

suffragettes

41.

The muckrakers of the early 1900's and investigative reporters of recent times are similar in that both

a)

tried to arouse public opinion on important issues

b)

were tools used by the government to hide corruption

c)

represented radical segments of society

d)

worked against the public interest

42.

Upton Sinclair, Ida M. Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens were considered muckrakers because they

a)

opposed railroad monopolies

b)

criticized the growing power of labor unions

c)

raised concerns about the negative effects of industrialization

d)

supported the need for reforms in education

43.

One reason Jacob Riis published many photographs similar to this was to

a)

disprove claims of yellow journalists

b)

encourage government assistance for poor farmers

c)

promote the use of child labor

d)

increase public concern over tenement conditions

44.

In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly by

a)

organizing demonstrations in large cities

b)

contributing to presidential election campaigns

c)

lobbying members of Congress

d)

exposing corruption in business and government

45.

This picture was most likely taken by which Muckraker?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Ida B Wells

46.

This picture could be connected to which Muckraker?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Ida B Wells

47.
The Progressive Movement was
a)
an effort to get rid of the imperialism from the Spanish-American War
b)
a way to move America past the Civil War Era
c)
an attempt to clean up American society & government
d)
a means of stopping immigration
48.

What historical circumstances led the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?

a)

Big businesses were overworking and underpaying their employees.

b)

The conditions in the meatpacking factories were unsanitary.

c)

Tenement buildings were often unsanitary and overcrowded.

d)

Factories lacked safety features like fire escapes and little ventilation.

49.

Which of the following is an effect of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?

a)

The government passed the Tenement House Law to improve conditions in the tenements.

b)

The government broke up big monopolies to help consumers.

c)

The government passed laws to improve safety conditions in factories.

d)

The government passed laws to improve the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.

50.

What ignited the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?

a)

piles of flammable fabric

b)

a cigarette carelessly tossed in a bin

c)

an electrical spark from a fault machine

d)

a bucket of water

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