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Chapter 5 Test

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Originally, railroad tracks were made of
a.
zinc.
c.
steel.
b.
iron.
d.
copper.
 

 2. 

By the late 1880s, almost all railroad companies had adopted
a.
five time zones.
c.
iron tracks.
b.
air brakes.
d.
a standard gauge.
 

 3. 

The inventor of the railroad sleeping car was
a.
Henry Ford.
c.
George M. Pullman.
b.
Eli H. Janney.
d.
Gustavus Swift.
 
 
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 4. 

mc004-1.jpg How did the Silver Mines Unrest end?
a.
The miners won union recognition.
b.
Federal troops quelled riots.
c.
Idaho jailed hundreds of striking workers.
d.
The Colorado militia burned the miners’ tent colony.
 

 5. 

mc005-1.jpg Based on the information on the map, in which years did landmark labor struggles take place in the State of Illinois?
a.
1886 & 1892
c.
1877 & 1886
b.
1892 & 1902
d.
1886 & 1894
 

 6. 

mc006-1.jpg According to the map, where did the Great Railway Strike begin?
a.
Martinsburg, WV
c.
Scranton, PA
b.
Ludlow, CO
d.
Homestead, PA
 

 7. 

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mc007-2.jpg Based on the flowchart, which of the following did not lead to the governor sending the state militia in to deal with the Homestead Strike?
a.
plant reopens with nonunion workers
b.
union strikes
c.
plant managers cut workers’ wages
d.
nonunion workers; armed guards hired
 
 
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 8. 

mc008-1.jpg Which railroad connected California and Utah?
a.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
c.
Central Pacific
b.
Northern Pacific
d.
Union Pacific
 

 9. 

mc009-1.jpg Based on the information on the map, what 1870s innovation allowed meat and produce to be more efficiently transported by rail?
a.
diesel engines
c.
refrigerated cars
b.
cow catchers
d.
passenger cars
 

 10. 

mc010-1.jpgWhich of the following innovations on the map was developed by Gustavus Swift?
a.
the refrigerated railroad car
b.
the transcontinental route
c.
lighter trains that took only 10 days coast to coast
d.
air brakes
 

 11. 

A tragic fire that broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory led the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union to push for
a.
higher wages.
c.
hazard pay.
b.
a safer working environment.
d.
shorter working hours.
 

 12. 

Who invented the telephone?
a.
George Westinghouse
c.
Cyrus Field
b.
Thomas Edison
d.
Alexander Graham Bell
 

 13. 

Which inventor's most important invention was the electric lightbulb?
a.
Thomas Edison
c.
Granville Woods
b.
Henry Ford
d.
George Eastman
 

 14. 

Who pioneered the assembly line?
a.
Henry Ford
c.
Cyrus Field
b.
Thomas Edison
d.
Jan Matzeliger
 
 
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 15. 

mc015-1.jpg Based on the map, what time is it in Texas when it is 4:00 P.M. in Alaska?
a.
5:00 P.M.
c.
3:00 P.M.
b.
6:00 P.M.
d.
7:00 P.M.
 

 16. 

mc016-1.jpg How many time zones are there in the 48 continental United States?
a.
five
c.
four
b.
six
d.
seven
 

 17. 

Who linked the United States and Europe with a transatlantic telegraph line?
a.
Edwin L. Drake
c.
Thomas Edison
b.
George Eastman
d.
Cyrus Field
 

 18. 

Gaining almost total control of an industry is called
a.
vertical integration.
c.
a dividend.
b.
a monopoly.
d.
horizontal integration.
 

 19. 

Which the steel company owner was a great philanthropist?
a.
Gustavus Swift
c.
Andrew Carnegie
b.
Cyrus Field
d.
Granville Woods
 

 20. 

Thomas Edison's most important invention was the
a.
vacuum cleaner.
c.
camera.
b.
automatic circuit breaker.
d.
electric lightbulb.
 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 21. 

The standard gauge caused confusion and created gaps in train service.
 

 22. 

The telegraph was invented after the telephone.
 

 23. 

Immediately after the telephone was invented, every home had one.
 

 24. 

George M. Pullman developed the Pullman sleeping car for overnight journeys.
 

 25. 

Within a generation of their invention, the automobile, the electric light, and the telephone were a part of everyday life.
 



 
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