WorksheetsChapter 4 - Busy Cities
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is kerosene?
A type of oil used to light lamps and lubricate machines
A type of oil drilled from the ground that replaced whale oil
A type of batteries used to power machines
A type of oil used for cooking
What is petroleum?
A type of oil used to light lamps and lubricate machines
A type of oil drilled from the ground that replaced whale oil
A battery used to give power to machines
A type of oil used in cooking
What does it mean to go on strike?
To purify a substance
To apply oil to machinery parts
To stop work in order to get something
To treat people unjustly because of their skin color
What is the definition of a row house?
A set of rooms within a building that a person or family can rent to live in
An underground railroad
Treating people unjustly because of their skin color
A house in a row of houses without any space between them
Who was the most important man in the oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What does it mean to lubricate?
To apply oil to machinery parts to help them move more easily
To butter bread to make it taste better
To add water to a machine so that it will not overheat
To apply paint to the surface of something
What is a Labor Union?
a group of students, ready to learn
A group of parents, that bond together to help their children
A group of workers that unite together and may go on strike
A group of Christians that travel together to spread the Gospel
What is an apartment?
A set of rooms within a building that a person or family will rent to live in
an underground railway
homes attached together in a row
name given to a group of people that ran a city
subway
a really long sandwich
an underground train
a path from city to city
an electric train car
what is racial discrimination
Taking away resources from poor people
Giving resources to poor people
Treating people kindly because of the color of their skin
Treating people unjustly because of the color of their skin
What is the machine?
The name given to a group of people who controlled the way a city ran
The name given to a group of people who started social clubs in a city
A name given to a group of men who liked to gamble
a name given to the politicians of a city.
What is Social Darwinism?
belief in Evolution
Belief in the Big Bang Theory
View of society that was based on Darwin's ideas of the Survival of the Fittest
Belief that only the fittest animals survive.
housing where the poorest people lived.
apartments
row homes
suburbs
tenements
what are catechisms?
questions and answers that teach about God and the Bible
Ancient pyramids
Places where you go to buy a pet cat
belief that only the fittest people survive
What is a philanthropist?
A person who refines oil
A person who uses his money to help others
A person who saves all his money for the future
A person who works in a church
What type of community would you find a farm?
Urban
Suburban
Rural
What type of community would you find a skyscraper?
Urban
Suburban
Rural
What type of community would you find a homes with front yards with side walks?
Urban
Suburban
Rural
What type of community would you find a lot of open land?
Urban
Suburban
Rural
What type of community would you find on the outskirts of a downtown?
Urban
Suburban
Rural
What type of community would you find almost no grass, trees, yards, or gardens?
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Who is the most important person in the oil industry?
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Vanderbilt
Who was the most important person in the steel industry?
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Vanderbilt
What was the most important industry after the Civil War?
Oil
Steel
Railroad
Fast Food
What is industry?
The production of food and drinks in order to keep people healthy
The production of goods or services in order to make money
The production of movies and entertainment in order to keep people out of trouble
The production of medicine in order to keep people from getting sick.
