Chapter 20 Exam AMH2020

B. practical and professional training.

Establishment of "normal schools" and the rise of new nursing and law schools reflected a trend toward A. public-supported education replacing private colleges. B. practical and professional training. C. the narrowing of educational opportunities for women. D. the impact of the new field of psychology.

A. alcohol.

Frances Willard led the Victorian campaign against A. alcohol. B. pornography. C. poverty. D. child labor.

A. the mail-order catalog for rural residents.

New outlets for selling consumer goods included A. the mail-order catalog for rural residents. B. the department store that catered to the working class. C. the home grown cottage store for city dwellers. D. the outlying shopping center for middle-class commuters living at the end of the streetcar lines.

C. professional baseball team.

The Red Stockings from Cincinnati became, in 1869, the first A. traveling religious revival show. B. Indian rights organization. C. professional baseball team. D. department store chain.

C. the city would survive because of its strategic location.

The chapter introduction tells the story of the Great Chicago Fire to make the point that A. city life was becoming especially stressful for many Americans. B. while the city was a harsh place, there were some who cared enough to give aid. C. the city would survive because of its strategic location. D. fire codes of the nineteenth century were in need of an overhaul.

C. apostles of social control.

Victorian crusaders against intemperance and vice saw themselves as A. radical visionaries. B. stuffy moralists. C. apostles of social control. D. intolerant religious zealots.

A. the dumbbell tenement

What urban housing design, once hailed as a helpful innovation, turned out to be a dangerous blight on the cityscape? A. the dumbbell tenement B. the el C. the skyscraper D. the settlement house

D. electric streetcars

What was the primary solution to the realization that cities could hardly survive, let alone grow, without improved transportation? A. the horse-drawn trolley B. the cable car C. one-way streets D. electric streetcars

C. Increasing opportunities for formal schooling became available.

What was true about middle-class family and community life in "Victorian" America? A. Middle-class families moved to homes in the downtown in major cities, to be closer to work. B. Middle-class values stressed a lifestyle that rejected elaborate furnishings and leisure pursuits. C. Increasing opportunities for formal schooling became available. D. Freed from farm chores, families increasingly spent more time with each other.

C. The city spread both outward and upward, due to streetcars, subways, and skyscrapers.

What, according to your text, transformed the appearance of American cities in the late 1800s? A. The streetcar and subway spread the city out. B. The skyscraper stretched the city up. C. The city spread both outward and upward, due to streetcars, subways, and skyscrapers. D. None of these answers is correct.

C. Victoria Woodhull

________ divorced her husband, ran for president in 1872 on the Equal Rights party ticket, and pressed the case for sexual freedom. A. Catharine Beecher B. Frances Willard C. Victoria Woodhull D. Ida B. Wells

C. settlement houses.

A new experiment in providing social services to slum dwellers featured centers where middle- class women lived among the poor, provided amenities, and taught American ways to immigrants. These were called A. social gospel centers. B. vaudeville houses. C. settlement houses. D. rescue missions.

B. Social Gospel

A small group of ministers spread a new "________" that focused on improving the conditions of society in order to save individuals. A. rescue missions B. Social Gospel C. Great Awakening D. social tolerance

B. They implemented programs of physical activity to keep students healthy.

How did women's colleges respond to Dr. Edward Clarke's assertion that, "the rigors of a college education could lead the 'weaker sex' to physical or mental collapse, infertility, and early death"? A. They began to only accept "new women" who were more likely to already be physically fit. B. They implemented programs of physical activity to keep students healthy. C. Most colleges realized the problem was not women's health per se, but their restrictive dress; they changed the dress code to require lighter, more comfortable clothing. D. All these answers are correct.

D. the middle and upper classes lived in the newer outer suburbs.

In late nineteenth-century American cities, A. the wealthy lived at the core. B. the poor were thrust to the outer fringes. C. residential patterns reflected the mingling of economic classes. D. the middle and upper classes lived in the newer outer suburbs.

C. brand-name prepared foods.

In the urban household, evidence of technological progress would include A. the large noonday dinner. B. the fact that few had live-in maids any longer. C. brand-name prepared foods. D. electric refrigerators.

A. planned to stay and start a new life.

Jewish immigrants of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century came to the United States and A. planned to stay and start a new life. B. came to make money and return to Europe. C. immigrated singly and started businesses. D. rioted because of the anti-Semitic treatment they received

B. business corporation.

The urban political machine was run like a A. welfare agency. B. business corporation. C. fraternal organization. D. criminal syndicate.

D. they effectively provided needed services to the poorer city dwellers.

The urban political machines stayed in power in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century because A. they kept immigrants from getting jobs. B. they supported the Democratic Party, which dominated national politics. C. no one exposed their corrupt practices. D. they effectively provided needed services to the poorer city dwellers.

A. immigrants

Which group among the poor was generally more responsive to "settlement houses" than to church-run efforts to help the downtrodden of the cities? A. immigrants B. those actually living in slum housing C. alcoholics D. the audiences of Dwight L. Moody

D. The proportion of Americans living in cities rose.

Which is an accurate statement of demographic trends in the late nineteenth century? A. Birth rates rose. B. Death rates rose. C. Immigration from western and northern Europe rose. D. The proportion of Americans living in cities rose.

A. They served as a crude welfare system.

Which is true of political machines? A. They served as a crude welfare system. B. They enriched the police agencies. C. They convinced city-dwellers that government should not be trusted to help the needy. D. They built modern city systems and moved farmers to the city.

D. cycling

Which of the following activities became a craze during the Victorian era, representing a mixed activity that could be enjoyed together by men and women? A. driving autos B. river boating C. baseball D. cycling

C. They both served and exploited the people of the city.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the urban bosses? A. They served the people of the city. B. They exploited the people of the city. C. They both served and exploited the people of the city. D. None of these answers is correct.

A. Most were young, between 15 and 40. B. Most were skilled urban workers.

Which of the following statements about late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century immigrants is NOT true? A. Most were young, between 15 and 40. B. Most were skilled urban workers. C. Most came from southern and eastern Europe. D. Most settled in cities.

C. Most were Protestants.

Which of the following statements about late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century immigrants is NOT true? A. Most settled in ethnic communities centered on church life. B. Most married later but bore more children than the native-born. C. Most were Protestants. D. Most were surplus farmworkers.

C. Clustered into ever-changing neighborhoods in the cities, with a church or synagogue at the center, ethnic communities both preserved old-world flavor and eased the transition to an Americanized culture.

Which of the following statements best describes the typical pattern of immigrant life? A. Stripped of their religious and linguistic identity, immigrants dispersed into the general population mix of the city, rapidly assimilating into their adopted homeland. B. Hostile to Anglo-Saxon ways, immigrants crowded together in "foreign quarters," embracing each other's cultural contributions while resisting assimilation. C. Clustered into ever-changing neighborhoods in the cities, with a church or synagogue at the center, ethnic communities both preserved old-world flavor and eased the transition to an Americanized culture. D. Shaped by their rural peasant backgrounds, European immigrant men married quickly and bought a farm as soon as they could.

B. Many new colleges were established, underwritten by grants from both private philanthropists and government.

Which of the following was a trend in education in the late nineteenth century? A. City girls and boys, as required by laws in most states, attended school together for most of the workday. B. Many new colleges were established, underwritten by grants from both private philanthropists and government. C. Marginal groups like women and immigrants looked to education as a way to get ahead. D. Literacy dropped sharply.