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WorksheetsPRACTICE for Unit 2, Quiz 2 A Changing Society
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following would be seen as a positive aspect of the political machine?
Bribing (giving money) to officials
Giving government contracts to friends
Providing social services
Stealing money from governmental treasuries
Why was the Pendleton Act passed?
To prevent government jobs from going to those who were not qualified
To continue to allow people in positions of power to hire supporters
To prevent governmental employees from taking exams
To prevent newly hired governmental employees from going on strike
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Populist Party?
government help to raise farm prices
regulation of the railroad by the government
ending of segregation of African-Americans in public schools
limits on immigration
8 hour work day
Why did Jacob Riis publish his book How the Other Half Live?
To expose the horrors of the meat packing industry
To persuade people to support women's suffrage
To expose what life was truly like for the lower class living in cities
To persuade people that Standard Oil was a monopoly that needed to be broken up
How did Jane Addams help the needy?
She opened a soup kitchen in San Jose to feed the poor
She opened a settlement house, known as the Hull Hose to help immigrants
She donated her money to fighting for an end to child labor
She published How the Other Half Live
All of the following are ways that Joseph Pulitzer attracted readers for his newspapers EXCEPT
having comics in his newspaper
he lowered the prices to make his newspapers more affordable
he published crime stories
he refused to allow journalists to write about gossip
Why did Pres. Teddy Roosevelt refer to writes such as Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair as muckrakers?
They threw dirt on people
They exposed the truth of what was truly happening in America
They made up lies to sell more newspapers and books
They asked him to
What effect did Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, have on the population?
It encouraged more immigrants to enter the United States
It exposed the corruption in government
It exposed what living conditions were like for people in the city
It made people to be aware of what was going into their food
Why was the Meat Inspection Act passed?
It was passed as a result of Thomas Nast's political cartoons
It was passed as a result of Jacob Riis's book How the Other Half Lives
It was passed as a result of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle
It was passed to protect John D. Rockefeller's company
How did the Pure Food & Drug act impact companies that sell such products?
Companies were not responsible for reporting what was in their food to consumers
Companies could not be sued by consumers if they had no label on their product
The federal government could not close businesses for not labeling their products
Companies would now have to inform consumers of substances in their product
Why was Pres. Teddy Roosevelt given the nickname “trustbuster?”
he was responsible for breaking apart more than fifty trusts
he tried to steal the election of 1912 and people lost trust in him
he was the first president to go after trusts and monopolies
he created a new government trust corporation
Why was Pres. Teddy Roosevelt and other Progressives disappointed with Taft?
Taft made a trade agreement with Canada
Taft refused to lower the tariff
Taft made fun of Pres. Roosevelt
Taft expanded the amount of land set aside for conservation
What did the 16th Amendment do?
allowed the federal government to tax people's income
allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people
banned the sale, production, and distribution of alcohol
allowed women to vote
What did the 17th Amendment do?
allowed the federal government to tax people's income
allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people
banned the sale, production, and distribution of alcohol
allowed women to vote
What did the 18th Amendment do?
allowed the federal government to tax people's income
allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people
banned the sale, production, and distribution of alcohol
allowed women to vote
How was Alice Paul’s method of getting women’s suffrage different from Carrie Chapman Catt’s?
Alice Paul favored state by state method
Carrie Chapman favored a national amendment
Alice Paul favored a national amendment
Neither wanted a national amendment
What did the 19th Amendment do?
allowed the federal government to tax people's income
allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people
banned the sale, production, and distribution of alcohol
allowed women to vote
Why did Booker T Washington create the Tuskegee Institute?
to prevent African-Americans from advancing in America
to teach African-Americans farming and business skills
to teach African-Americans how to vote
to allow African-Americans to serve in Congress
According to W.E.B. DuBois, why is having the right to vote important?
He believed it would help end lynchings
He felt it was necessary for African-American men to stop women from having influence in society
He believed it would help African-Americans get better schools
He believed it would end discrimination
Why was the NAACP formed?
To abolish slavery
To abolish civil rights of African Americans
To help African-American gain equality
To emancipate African-Americans
