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In late-nineteenth-century cities,it was not uncommon for the very wealthy to live in the heart of the city.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Both Theodore Dreiser and Stephen Crane found a market by writing novels that painted grim pictures of life in the city to their readers.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

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 4

Compared with the first generation,second-generation immigrants were more likely to

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A)   hold on to their old ethnic habits.
B)   lose faith in the United States due to the hardships they experienced.
C)   resist external social pressures to assimilate.
D)   break from their traditional culture.
E)   return to the Old World for good.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 5

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the late nineteenth century,suburbs on the edges of American cities were largely populated by

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A)   very wealthy people.
B)   people from all income backgrounds.
C)   the working class.
D)   very poor people.
E)   moderately well-to-do people.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D) E

Question 7

Charles Darwin's theories of evolution met initial resistance from

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

Question 8

In 1894,the Immigration Restriction League

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A)   sought a ban on immigrants from Europe, but not Asia.
B)   called for the establishment of a tax on all immigrants.
C)   pushed strongly for the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
D)   proposed screening immigrants to allow only the "desirable" ones to enter.
E)   sought a ban on all immigration to the United States for fifteen years.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Compared to most other immigrant ethnic groups in the late nineteenth century,Jewish immigrants

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A)   All these answers are correct.
B)   huddled together in ethnic neighborhoods.
C)   both advanced rapidly economically, and huddled together in ethnic neighborhoods.
D)   placed a high value on education.
E)   advanced rapidly economically.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The first American subway system came into use in Boston in 1897.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the late nineteenth century,immigrants in the United States

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A)   took up semi-skilled craft jobs.
B)   avoided ports like Ellis Island for fear they would be denied entry.
C)   settled overwhelmingly in the relatively empty Northwest.
D)   generally lacked the capital to buy farmland.
E)   were generally better educated than immigrants who arrived a generation before.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 13

What was the status of American education by the end of the nineteenth century?

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Question 14

In the late nineteenth century,leisure activities tended to be divided by

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A)   class.
B)   race.
C)   gender.
D)   both race and gender.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the late nineteenth century,many immigrants to the United States

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A)   read English-language newspapers and frequented chain stores.
B)   found the transition to their new country to be fairly easy.
C)   totally cut their links to their native countries.
D)   were already experienced as urban-dwelling, industrial workers.
E)   formed close-knit ethnic communities within cities.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

What attitudes and beliefs found in America resulted in little being done to improve urban poverty during the late nineteenth century?

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During the late nineteenth century, there were several attitudes and beliefs in America that resulted in little being done to improve urban poverty.

First, there was a prevailing belief in the concept of "Social Darwinism," which argued that society should not interfere with the natural selection of the fittest individuals and that those who were successful were simply more "fit" than those who were not. This led to the idea that poverty was a result of individual moral and genetic deficiencies rather than systemic issues that needed to be addressed.

Second, there was a strong emphasis on individualism and self-reliance, which led many to believe that it was the responsibility of individuals to lift themselves out of poverty rather than relying on government or societal intervention.

Third, there was a general distrust of government intervention in the economy, as many believed in laissez-faire capitalism and felt that government involvement would only hinder economic progress.

Additionally, there was a prevalent racial and ethnic prejudice that led to the marginalization of certain groups, making it easier to ignore or dismiss the issues of urban poverty affecting those communities.

These attitudes and beliefs resulted in little being done to improve urban poverty during the late nineteenth century, as there was a lack of political will and societal support for addressing the systemic issues contributing to poverty in America's cities.

Question 18

In the 1890s,Jacob Riis

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

Question 19

According to the philosophy of pragmatism,society should be guided by

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A)   religious faith.
B)   inherited ideals.
C)   scientific inquiry.
D)   democratic tradition.
E)   moral principles.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 20

What major problems or needs of large urban centers were improved or eliminated by new technology and science during the late nineteenth century?

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