Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding Coney Island is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The average daily attendance at Luna Park in 1904 was 90,000 people. 
B) Many visitors relaxed their conventions of Victorian social behavior. 
C) The park developed a reputation for wholesome family attractions. 
D) The park experienced phenomenal popularity until after World War I. 
E) The park provided lavish reproductions of exotic places and spectacular adventures. 
A) The average daily attendance at Luna Park in 1904 was 90,000 people. 
B) Many visitors relaxed their conventions of Victorian social behavior. 
C) The park developed a reputation for wholesome family attractions. 
D) The park experienced phenomenal popularity until after World War I. 
E) The park provided lavish reproductions of exotic places and spectacular adventures.

Question 2

Most late nineteenth-century immigrants arrived with a little money and initially settled in rural areas,where they attempted to buy land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

By the turn of the century,primary and secondary education were nearly universal in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The American artistic movement known as the "Ashcan school"

Accepted Answer

A) portrayed an idealized image of rural life. 
B) was strongly influenced by Old World masters. 
C) included the painter Edward Hopper. 
D) was most identified with the work of John Singer Sargent. 
E) rejected expressionism and abstraction as artistic fads. 
A) portrayed an idealized image of rural life. 
B) was strongly influenced by Old World masters. 
C) included the painter Edward Hopper. 
D) was most identified with the work of John Singer Sargent. 
E) rejected expressionism and abstraction as artistic fads.

Question 5

Prior to the late nineteenth century,few Americans placed much value in leisure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which American writer would be LEAST associated with the trend toward social realism in literature in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Mark Twain 
B) Upton Sinclair 
C) Frank Norris 
D) Stephen Crane 
E) Theodore Dreiser 
A) Mark Twain 
B) Upton Sinclair 
C) Frank Norris 
D) Stephen Crane 
E) Theodore Dreiser

Question 7

In the late nineteenth century,American universities

Accepted Answer

A) significantly grew in number due to the Morrill Land Grant Act. 
B) had a strong commitment to practical knowledge. 
C) began to form relationships with the private sector and the government. 
D) both had a strong commitment to practical knowledge,and began to form relationships with the private sector and the government. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) significantly grew in number due to the Morrill Land Grant Act. 
B) had a strong commitment to practical knowledge. 
C) began to form relationships with the private sector and the government. 
D) both had a strong commitment to practical knowledge,and began to form relationships with the private sector and the government. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 8

Among the new immigrant arrivals to late nineteenth-century America,no single national group could be said to have dominated the scene.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe the key features one would find in a large urban American city at the end of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

At the end of the nineteenth century, a

Question 10

In 1894,the population density of Manhattan in New York was

Accepted Answer

A) significantly lower than the density of New York today. 
B) equal to the density of Paris. 
C) significantly lower than that of most major European cities. 
D) greater than that of all major American cities except Boston. 
E) far greater than the most crowded European cities. 
A) significantly lower than the density of New York today. 
B) equal to the density of Paris. 
C) significantly lower than that of most major European cities. 
D) greater than that of all major American cities except Boston. 
E) far greater than the most crowded European cities.

Question 11

The most profound intellectual development of the late nineteenth century was the widespread acceptance of the theory of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most profound intellectual development of the...

Question 12

The great movement of people from rural to urban areas was unique to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the 1880s,John A.Roebling completed the ________,a great technological transportation marvel in New York City.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the 1880s,John A.Roebling completed the ________,a...

Question 14

In the 1890s,Florence Kelley and the National Consumers League sought to

Accepted Answer

A) encourage immigrants to become greater consumers. 
B) improve the safety and quality of consumer products. 
C) protect family businesses from the competition of corporate retailers. 
D) improve the wages and working conditions of employees of manufacturers and retailers. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) encourage immigrants to become greater consumers. 
B) improve the safety and quality of consumer products. 
C) protect family businesses from the competition of corporate retailers. 
D) improve the wages and working conditions of employees of manufacturers and retailers. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 15

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,the growth of newspapers

Accepted Answer

A) resulted in most large cities being serviced by one dominant paper. 
B) led to a significant decline in the telegraph industry. 
C) was largely due to national population growth. 
D) saw newspaper circulation increase much more rapidly than the general population. 
E) did not coincide with a rise in journalists' salaries. 
A) resulted in most large cities being serviced by one dominant paper. 
B) led to a significant decline in the telegraph industry. 
C) was largely due to national population growth. 
D) saw newspaper circulation increase much more rapidly than the general population. 
E) did not coincide with a rise in journalists' salaries.

Question 16

Both baseball and football appealed primarily to working-class males.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the late nineteenth century,immigrants in the United States

Accepted Answer

A) were generally better educated than immigrants who arrived a generation before. 
B) took up semi-skilled craft jobs. 
C) avoided ports like Ellis Island for fear they would be denied entry. 
D) generally lacked the capital to buy farmland. 
E) settled overwhelmingly in the relatively empty Northwest. 
A) were generally better educated than immigrants who arrived a generation before. 
B) took up semi-skilled craft jobs. 
C) avoided ports like Ellis Island for fear they would be denied entry. 
D) generally lacked the capital to buy farmland. 
E) settled overwhelmingly in the relatively empty Northwest.

Question 18

In the late nineteenth century,efforts to reduce poverty in America

Accepted Answer

A) saw the Salvation Army focus primarily on establishing shelters for the homeless. 
B) saw charitable organizations try to limit aid to those deemed "deserving poor." 
C) included federally-funded studies attempting to identify the causes of poverty. 
D) generally were led by reformers who had grown up in impoverished communities. 
E) included public works programs funded by municipal property taxes. 
A) saw the Salvation Army focus primarily on establishing shelters for the homeless. 
B) saw charitable organizations try to limit aid to those deemed "deserving poor." 
C) included federally-funded studies attempting to identify the causes of poverty. 
D) generally were led by reformers who had grown up in impoverished communities. 
E) included public works programs funded by municipal property taxes.

Question 19

Which of the following innovations did NOT occur in consumer goods in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) the emergence of ready-made clothing 
B) the formation of credit card companies 
C) the ability to refrigerate foods artificially 
D) the opening of large department stores 
E) the development and mass production of tin cans 
A) the emergence of ready-made clothing 
B) the formation of credit card companies 
C) the ability to refrigerate foods artificially 
D) the opening of large department stores 
E) the development and mass production of tin cans

Question 20

When the first tenements were built in 1850,they were viewed as a great improvement in housing for the poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: The Age of the City

Which of the following statements regarding Coney Island is FALSE?

Most late nineteenth-century immigrants arrived with a little money and initially settled in rural areas,where they attempted to buy land.

By the turn of the century,primary and secondary education were nearly universal in the United States.

The American artistic movement known as the "Ashcan school"

Prior to the late nineteenth century,few Americans placed much value in leisure.

Which American writer would be LEAST associated with the trend toward social realism in literature in the late nineteenth century?

In the late nineteenth century,American universities

Among the new immigrant arrivals to late nineteenth-century America,no single national group could be said to have dominated the scene.

Describe the key features one would find in a large urban American city at the end of the nineteenth century.

In 1894,the population density of Manhattan in New York was

The most profound intellectual development of the late nineteenth century was the widespread acceptance of the theory of ________.

The great movement of people from rural to urban areas was unique to the United States.

In the 1880s,John A.Roebling completed the ________,a great technological transportation marvel in New York City.

In the 1890s,Florence Kelley and the National Consumers League sought to

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,the growth of newspapers

Both baseball and football appealed primarily to working-class males.

In the late nineteenth century,immigrants in the United States

In the late nineteenth century,efforts to reduce poverty in America

Which of the following innovations did NOT occur in consumer goods in the late nineteenth century?

When the first tenements were built in 1850,they were viewed as a great improvement in housing for the poor.

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