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3-5 quiz (Progressive movement 1)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Read the statement below:

 “Since transportation is a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the public interest.”

 Which third party held beliefs most similar to those expressed by the quote?

a)

Know Nothing Party

b)

Greenback

c)

Populist

d)

Bull Mosse

2.

This act prohibited railroads from charging more for short hauls than for long hauls over the same route.

a)

Interstate Highway Act

b)

Interstate Commerce Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Sherman Anti Trust Act

3.

writers who raked up the 'muck' or dirt of American life.

a)

muckrakers

b)

imperialists

c)

progressives

d)

idealists

4.

one of the founders of the NAACP

a)

MLK

b)

W.E.B. Dubois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Ida B. Wells

5.

Considered a Progressive President who initiated the 'Square Deal'

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

William Jennings Bryan

6.

Look at the following list, which shows the goals of a movement from the early 1900's , and answer the question below.

-Abolish child labor

-Restrict working hours for mothers

-Enact public health programs

-Raise wages for workers

These goals are MOST closely associated with which movement?

a)

Civil Rights

b)

isolationist

c)

Social Gospel

d)

temperance

7.

In the cartoon above, President Theodore Roosevelt is depicted doing which of the following?

a)

Standing guard to protect big business

b)

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

Leading a government take-over of large industries

d)

Putting an end to industries that might harm the environment

8.
Which book is associated with this photo?
a)
The Octopus by Frank Norris
b)
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
c)
The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens 
9.

People like W.E.B. du Bois participated in the movement against what?

a)

Racism

b)

Women's suffrage

c)

Child Labor

d)

Prohibition

10.

What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?

a)

living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York

b)

working conditions of a textile mill

c)

food production of a meatpacking plant

d)

medical care of soldiers in WWI

11.

What does the power of referendum give voters the right to do?

a)

select a candidate to run in the general election

b)

to propose a law by getting signatures on a petition

c)

remove elected officials from public office

d)

to approve or reject a law (especially one that imposes taxes)

12.

creator of settlement houses to assist immigrants moving to the United States

a)

W.E.B. Dubios

b)

Elizabeth Canton

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Ida B. Wells

13.

Who wrote The History of Standard Oil, a book which describes how John D. Rockefeller used ruthless business practices in the oil industry?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Lincoln Steffens

14.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

introduce new legislation.

1.

Initiative

b)

removed from office.

2.

Recall

c)

Direct Election of Senators

3.

17th Amendment

d)

Change of Policy

4.

Referendum

15.

___________- created competitive exams and

Selected appointees based on merit.

a)

STAAR Exam

b)

Pendleton Civil Service Act

c)

SAT / PSAT Exam

d)

Govt Testing

16.
17.

abolished the use of the poll tax (or any other tax) as a pre-condition for voting

a)

17th Amendment

b)

24th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

18.

(a)   Amendment granted to all persons ​ (b)   "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “​ (c)   protection

Choose from the below words
14th
citizenship
equal