Question 1

At the end of the nineteenth century,most Americans viewed leisure time as

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A)  the province solely of children and the elderly.
B)  on par with laziness.
C)  something not attainable for the average worker.
D)  reserved for the extremely wealthy.
E)  being desirable.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which statement about education in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?

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A)  It was a period of rapid expansion for public schools.
B)  By 1900,most states required compulsory school attendance.
C)  Educational opportunities extended to Indian tribes as well.
D)  Southern blacks had far less access to education than southern whites.
E)  Funding for public education was highest in rural areas.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 3

Henry Bowers's hatred of immigration led him to found the American ________.

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Question 4

By the end of the nineteenth century,most public high schools readily accepted women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

By 1900,the transportation systems of American cities included

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A)  elevated railroads.
B)  subways.
C)  electric trolleys and cable cars.
D)  suspension bridges.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

In 1884,the first "modern" skyscraper built in the United States

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A)  had no elevators.
B)  was located in Boston.
C)  was constructed with steel girders.
D)  was built entirely of brick.
E)  was located in New York City.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

One of the few entertainment media open to black performers at the turn of the century was ________.

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vaudeville

Question 8

In the 1890s,Jacob Riis

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A)  favored stopping immigration as a way to improve urban American cities.
B)  crusaded to expose political corruption in major American cities.
C)  documented the stories of wealthy Americans who came from humble origins.
D)  reported on the living conditions of the urban poor to encourage improvements.
E)  pushed for the creation of mass transit systems and outlying suburbs in America's cities.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

In what ways did mass entertainment in the late nineteenth century perpetuate racial,class,and gender distinctions? In what ways did it break down these distinctions?

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Question 10

As a result of the "city beautiful" movement,most major American cities were largely rebuilt during the late nineteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1869,Princeton and Rutgers played the first intercollegiate game in America of

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A)  baseball.
B)  boxing.
C)  football.
D)  basketball.
E)  soccer.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 12

One significant innovation of urban America in the late nineteenth century was

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A)  city fire-fighting companies.
B)  large public parks.
C)  paved roads.
D)  public hospitals.
E)  water treatment facilities.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

By the turn of the century,professional baseball and professional football were both important spectator sports.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 14

Tenement buildings in urban America were

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A)  first constructed in Chicago in the 1880s.
B)  intended to be occupied as single-family dwellings.
C)  initially praised as an improvement in housing for the poor.
D)  subsidized by city governments.
E)  considered luxury housing by most urban residents.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Into the power vacuum in America's cities swept the ________,which for many residents was their principal source of assistance.

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Question 16

At the end of the nineteenth century,the population density of Manhattan was higher than that of the most crowded cities of Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Theodore Dreiser's 1900 novel,Sister Carrie,dealt with

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A)  his belief that religious organizations were perverting society.
B)  the qualities of the upper class.
C)  the need to return to a more rural and natural life.
D)  the dehumanization of mass communications.
E)  social dislocations and injustices of the present.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

The nineteenth-century game of "rounders" became the modern sport of

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A)  basketball.
B)  baseball.
C)  golf.
D)  football.
E)  soccer.F) None of the above
G) A) and C) B

Question 19

Colleges and universities of the late nineteenth century benefited particularly from the ________ Act of 1862.

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Question 20

Charles Darwin's theories of evolution met initial resistance from

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A)  theologians.
B)  scientists.
C)  educators.
D)  both theologians and educators.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Exam 18: The Age of the City

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