Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In 1884 a 10-story office building in Chicago was constructed by
a. | Jacob Riis. | c. | Jane Addams. | b. | Louis Sullivan. | d. | William LeBaron
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Many middle-class families lived in
a. | suburbs. | c. | tenements. | b. | rural areas. | d. | urban areas. |
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What period suggested both the extravagant wealth of the late 1800s and the
terrible poverty that lay underneath?
a. | The Gilded Age | c. | Age of Golden Opportunity | b. | Age of
Prosperity | d. | Industrial
Age |
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Founded by Jane Addams, one of the most famous settlement houses was
a. | American House. | c. | Immigrant House. | b. | Hull House. | d. | The Gilded Age. |
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The nation's first subway opened in
a. | San Francisco, California. | c. | Boston,
Massachusetts. | b. | Richmond, Virginia. | d. | New York City, New York. |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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6.
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Chicago and Kansas City became great ____________________ centers.
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Middle-class families might have had one or two ____________________.
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8.
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Many ____________________ spread rapidly through crowded, filthy districts of
the city.
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9.
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The settlement house founded by Jane Addams was____________________.
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10.
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Eads Bridge crosses the ____________________ in St. Louis.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Central Park | d. | Woolworth Building | b. | settlement houses | e. | slums | c. | suburbs |
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residential areas outside cities
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12.
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poor, urban neighborhoods
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designed by Frederick Law Olmsted
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assisted the poor
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called the Cathedral of Commerce
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Short Answer
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16.
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In 1890 immigrants made up 80 percent or more of the population of what
areas?
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Because of the extremes of extravagant wealth—and the terrible poverty
that lay beneath it—this time period was known as what?
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18.
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Why were health problems widespread in cities?
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19.
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What group designed New York’s Central Park and several parks in
Boston?
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20.
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Where was the nation’s first subway opened in 1897?
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