American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 18: THE AGE OF THE CITY

True or False Quiz

1
Urban black males in the north in the late nineteenth century usually held skilled industrial jobs in factories.
A)True
B)False
2
European immigrants to the United States, especially second-generation individuals, staunchly resisted assimilation into the dominant culture.
A)True
B)False
3
Political bosses and the machines they operated were usually more popular with people in the poor and working-class neighborhoods of large cities than with people of the upper and middle classes.
A)True
B)False
4
The working-class made greater income and lifestyle gains in the late nineteenth century than did the middle-class.
A)True
B)False
5
In the Gilded Age and the early twentieth century, baseball was more important as a college and university sport, and football was mainly played by professionals.
A)True
B)False
6
The urban park movement, exemplified by Central Park in New York City, emulated formal European garden design concepts.
A)True
B)False
7
The rapid industrial expansion of this period was accompanied by a work ethic that downplayed the importance of leisure as compared to the antebellum period.
A)True
B)False
8
Darwinism was opposed by all organized Christian religious groups.
A)True
B)False
9
Because of the lack of private schools available, the South led the nation in the establishment of tax-supported public schools for all children.
A)True
B)False
10
By granting large amounts of land to state governments, the federal government encouraged states to establish universities and colleges that would emphasize practical learning, especially in agriculture and mechanics.
A)True
B)False
11
Hundreds of thousands of European immigrants got their first taste of America as they were processed by customs at Coney Island in New York Harbor.
A)True
B)False
12
Minstrel shows laid the foundation for the emergence of serious symphony orchestras in the early twentieth century.
A)True
B)False
13
D. W. Griffith was a pioneer in the production of motion pictures.
A)True
B)False
14
Jacob Riis was a journalist whose stories about life in urban slums helped inspire reformers.
A)True
B)False
15
William Randolph Hearst was the founder of the "reform" movement within Judaism.
A)True
B)False
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