Multiple Choice Chapter 18 Self-Quiz 2

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. Of what religious denomination was the Salvation Army?

Catholic correct incorrect

Protestant correct incorrect

Jewish correct incorrect

Ecumenical correct incorrect

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. What distinguished Atlanta's Auburn Avenue in late 19th-century America?

It had the nation's first streetcar. correct incorrect

The street was completely segregated along the middle. correct incorrect

The street featured black-owned businesses and professionals. correct incorrect

It was a popular spot for lynchings of black men and women. correct incorrect

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. What made the development of wealthy white suburbs around Gilded Age cities in the late 19th century possible?

new construction technologies correct incorrect

the streetcar correct incorrect

asphalt pavement correct incorrect

racial segregation correct incorrect

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. What drove Chinese migrants across the Pacific to California prior to the Civil War?

political repression correct incorrect

exploratory curiosity correct incorrect

worsening economic conditions correct incorrect

religious missionary zeal correct incorrect

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. What did President Grover Cleveland call the Immigration Restriction Bill of 1897?

un-American correct incorrect

a patriotic duty correct incorrect

weak and inefficient correct incorrect

a small step in the right direction correct incorrect

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. What typically distinguished the houses of "Americanos" from those of other Italians in Italy?

They were dirtier. correct incorrect

They were smaller. correct incorrect

They housed no pigs of chickens. correct incorrect

They ran on electricity. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following immigrants returned back home to become prime minister of their native country?

Henry Clay Frick correct incorrect

Henry Demarest Lloyd correct incorrect

Johan Nygaardsvold correct incorrect

Wells correct incorrect

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. How did European immigrants from rural backgrounds often describe the United States in the Gilded Age?

The Land of Bricks and Rocks correct incorrect

The Land of Bosses and Clocks correct incorrect

The Land of Machines and Farms correct incorrect

The Land of Milk and Honey correct incorrect

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. What produced the transnational identities of immigrants in Gilded Age America?

the experience of steamship travel correct incorrect

learning English correct incorrect

ties between the old and the new world correct incorrect

working in modern industry correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was the most suitable location for an amusement park in late 19th-century America?

the end of a streetcar line correct incorrect

downtown correct incorrect

a large estate in the countryside correct incorrect

the backyard of a factory correct incorrect

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. How did the bosses of political machines secure the loyalty of voters in Gilded Age cities?

They used threats and intimidation. correct incorrect

They promised moral and social reforms. correct incorrect

They dispensed secure political jobs. correct incorrect

They cut taxes and deregulated the economy. correct incorrect

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. The Settlement House Movement originated in

Germany correct incorrect

England. correct incorrect

the United States. correct incorrect

France. correct incorrect

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. How did Democrats and later Populists interpret the Coinage Act of 1873?

as a conspiracy against bankers correct incorrect

as a conspiracy against workers correct incorrect

as a conspiracy against farmers correct incorrect

as a conspiracy against African Americans correct incorrect

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. Political participation in the Gilded Age provided a way for men to

demonstrate their masculinity. correct incorrect

take care of their families. correct incorrect

prove their higher class status. correct incorrect

obtain citizenship. correct incorrect