True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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In 1865 most Americans attended high school.
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2.
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Vasser and Bryn Mawr are women’s colleges.
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3.
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Boarding schools for Native Americans were sometimes located hundreds of miles
away from a student's family.
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4.
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Thomas Eakins painted scenes of the American West.
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5.
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Baseball is considered a spectator sport.
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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Joseph Pulitzer's and William Randolph Hearst's journalism style was
known as
a. | yellow journalism. | c. | blue journalism. | b. | red journalism. | d. | black and white
journalism. |
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7.
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A writer who was both a realist and a regionalist was
a. | Tom Sawyer. | c. | Stephen Crane. | b. | Mark Twain. | d. | Paul Laurence
Dunbar. |
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8.
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Who was the first African American writer to gain fame worldwide?
a. | Mark Twain | c. | Paul Laurence Dunbar | b. | Stephen Crane | d. | Jack London |
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9.
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Which city did not have a symphony orchestra by 1900?
a. | New York | c. | Boston | b. | Philadelphia | d. | Washington,
D.C. |
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10.
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What marked the beginning of today's multimillion-dollar film
industry?
a. | vaudeville shows | c. | spectator sports | b. | jazz bands | d. | nickelodeons |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Booker T. Washington | d. | Stephen Crane | b. | James Whistler | e. | realism | c. | vaudeville |
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11.
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describes real lives
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12.
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founded Tuskegee Institute
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13.
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author of The Red Badge of Courage
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14.
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popular entertainment
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15.
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American painter
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Short Answer
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16.
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By 1914 what percentage of all children between the ages of 5 and 17 was
enrolled in elementary and secondary schools?
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17.
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What did the supporters of “progressive education” believe?
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18.
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What were land-grant colleges?
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19.
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What pledge did Andrew Carnegie make in 1881?
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20.
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What is yellow journalism?
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