AMSCO 16

Which of the following developments would be most consistent with the beliefs expressed in the excerpt? A) Consolidation of wealth by an elite B) Expansion of rights for women C) Passage of anti-trust legislation D) Spread of organized labor

A) Consolidation of wealth by an elite

Which idea would Sumner most likely support? A) Socialism B) Laissez-faire C) Manifest Destiny D) Gospel of Wealth

B) Laissez-faire

This excerpt was written to most directly support with of the following? A) formation of trusts B) Collective bargaining C) The anti-trust movement D) employee ownership of business

B) collective bargaining

Which of the following groups would most likely support the sentiments behind this cartoon? A) Proponents of Social Darwinism B) Proponents of anti-monopoly legislation C) Proponents of organized unskilled workers D) Proponents of the Interstate Commerce Act

B) proponents of anti-monopoly legislation

The kind of sentiments in the cartoon above contributed most directly to which of the following A) the sale of Standard Oil to J.P. Morgan for $900 million B) the breakup of Standard Oil into competing oil companies C) the replacement of kerosene lamps with the incandescent lights D) the rise of the AFL

B) the breakup of Standard Oil into competing oil companies

According to the author, what has most contributed to the need for wage earners to organize? A) the school of laissez-faire economics B) the rise of the captains of industry C) the concentration of corporate wealth and power D) the belief in individualism and self-reliance

C) the concentration of corporate wealth and power

Which of the following was most closely allied to the sentiments in this excerpt? A) the economic theory of wages by David Ricardo B) the practice of horizontal integration C) Pullman's company town for workers D) American Federation of Labor

D) American Federation of Labor

The ideas expressed in this excerpt most clearly show the influence of which of the following? A) John Locke's 'Second Treatise of Government' B) Adam Smith's 'The Wealth of Nations' C) Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence D) Charles Darwin's 'On Origins of Species'

D) Charles Darwin's 'On Origins of Species'