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Progressive Era Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Book written by Jacob Riis

a)

How the Other Half Lives

b)

The Jungle

c)

History of Standard Oil

d)

McClure's Magazine

2.

Book written by Upton Sinclar

a)

The Jungle

b)

The Octopus

c)

History of Standard Oil

d)

How the Other Half Lives

3.

Subject of How the Other Half Lives

a)

Problems faced by those living in the inner city, such as poverty and poor living conditions

b)

Haphazard practiced in Chicago meat packing plants, such as rats running along the meat

c)

Political corruption in big cities where politicians were more concerned with profit and politics

d)

Abuses on farmers committed by the railroad company

4.

Subject of The Jungle

a)

Problems such as poverty faced by people in the cities

b)

Abuses of the railroad company on farmers

c)

Horrible practices in Chicago Meat packing plants, such as rats on meat

d)

Political corruption in major cities

5.
Wrote “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902. Showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on ruthless business practices. 
a)
Ida B. Wells 
b)
Ida Tarbell 
c)
Susan B. Anthony 
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton 
6.
American reformer and leader in the anti-lynching crusade and women’s suffrage movement.
a)
Jane Addams 
b)
Susan B. Anthony 
c)
Ida B. Wells 
d)
Ida Tarbell 
7.
Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business
a)
Gump Mushers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Dirt Diggers
8.

Which two federal acts were passed as a result of the book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?

a)

Anti Sherman Act & Clayton AntiTrust Act

b)

Federal Meat Inspection Act & Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Federal Meatpacking Sanitation & Holy Foods Act

d)

16th & 17th amendments

9.

Legislation enacted as a result of "How the Other Half Lives

a)

Pure Food & Drug Act

b)

Tenement Housing Act

c)

17th Amendment

d)

18th Amendment

10.

The person who ultimately brought down Boss Tweed was a cartoonist by the name of

a)

Benjamin Moore

b)

Harper Bazar

c)

Thomas Nast

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

11.

What was the result of Ida Tarbell's work?

a)

Rockefeller's Oil Monopoly would be broken up

b)

Rockefeller was not punished

c)

Rockefeller and Tarbell became best friends

d)

Rockefeller was taken to the Supreme Court for violating the Sherman Antitrust act

12.

What happened as a result of the 16th Amendment?

a)

income tax

b)

direct election of senators

c)

prohibition ( making alcohol illegal)

d)

women's suffrage

13.

What happened as a result of the 17th amendment?

a)

income tax

b)

direct election of senators

c)

prohibition (alcohol is illegal)

d)

women's suffrage

14.

What happened as a result of the 18th amendment?

a)

income tax

b)

direct election of senators

c)

prohibition ( alcohol is illegal)

d)

women's suffrage

15.

What happened as a result of the 19th Amendment?

a)

income tax

b)

direct election of senators

c)

prohibition ( alcohol is illegal)

d)

women's suffrage

16.

Created a graduated income TAX

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

17.

granted WOMEN'S suffrage (right to vote)

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

18.

direct election of SENATORS

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

19.

prohibition of ALCOHOL

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

20.

Which amendment is this photo about?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

21.

Which amendment is being displayed in the photo?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

22.

Which amendment is on display in the photo?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

23.

Which amendment is on display in the photo?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

24.

WEB Du Bois and Booker T Washington strongly disagreed over the

a)

the need for the 14th amendment

b)

the benefits of the Harlem Renaissance

c)

method and speed for achieving equal rights

d)

the use of federal policy for affirmative action to aid African Americans.

25.

President Teddy Roosevelt was known as a trustbuster because...

a)

he protected the environment

b)

tried to grant equality for all minorities

c)

tried to regulate monopolies and trusts

d)

gave unions the right to protest.

26.

Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell are considered muckrakers because

a)

they created a political party

b)

the fought to expose corruption and abuses in society

c)

the organized labor unions

d)

the criticized politicians using political cartoons.

27.

17. During the Progressive Era, many states began to use primary elections to allow voters to

a)

1: remove elected officials from their offices

b)

2: petition their elected representatives to pass laws

c)

3: choose party candidates for elected offices

d)

4: express their views on proposed new laws