Module 12 Quiz U.S. History EHS

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Who wrote a book that was credited with speeding up the breakup of Standard Oil in 1911?

Jacob Riis

Frank Norris

Nellie Bly

Ida Tarbell

Question 2

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What caused many Progressives to begin to question the “laissez-faire” policies of government when it came to business regulation?

Panic of 1907

Great Recession

Panic of 1893

Great Depression

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Which law dictated cleanliness requirements in the meatpacking plants as well as a program of federal inspectors who would be on site all the time?

GMO Regulation Act

Pure Food and Drug Act

Meat Inspection Act

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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What were reform-minded journalists called in the Progressive Era?

Stalwarts

Half-Breeds

Mugwumps

Muckrakers

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What was Theodore Roosevelt’s view on the environment?

the concept of Manifest Destiny meant that the U.S. could do whatever it would like to the land

wildlife sanctuaries had limited value to the public

it was the government’s responsibility to keep some lands in their pristine form

natural resources were unlimited and could be used indefinitely

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Which law halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling?

GMO Regulation Act

Pure Food and Drug Act

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Meat Inspection Act

Question 7

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Whose book contained some of the first pictures to be taken with flash powder so that pictures could be taken in dark homes and illustrate the terrible conditions many immigrants were living in?

Jacob Riis

Nellie Bly

Upton Sinclair

Frank Norris

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What was the judgment in Lochner v. New York?

it struck down a state law that railroads must offer free services to the public

it upheld a state law that limited the number of hours a factory worker could work each week

it upheld a state law limiting the workday for female wage earners to ten hours

it struck down a state law that limited the number of hours a baker could work each week

Question 9

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When was the first time that social science had been used in law?

Bunting v. Oregon

Lochner v. New York

Brown v. Board of Education

Muller v. Oregon

Question 10

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Which of the following describes the restrictions of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

If a Chinese immigrant left the U.S., he or she would have to obtain a certificate for reentry.

It excluded skilled and unskilled laborers from entering the U.S. for ten years.

All of these answers are correct.

Chinese immigrants staying in the U.S. could not apply for citizenship.

Question 11

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Which of the following government roles was created in the early 1900s in order to improve city governments?

city manager

political boss

mayor

public works director

Question 12

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Who exposed the horrid conditions of spoiled food, cold water treatments, and inhumane treatment at an asylum?

Jacob Riis

Frank Norris

Nellie Bly

Ida Tarbell

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What was the judgment in Muller v. Oregon?

it struck down a state law that limited the number of hours a baker could work each week

it struck down a state law that railroads must offer free services to the public

it upheld a state law that limited the number of hours a factory worker could work each week

it upheld a state law limiting the workday for female wage earners to ten hours

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Most Progressives believed and followed the ideas of the ________ movement that stressed the duty of Christians to improve their society.

Grange

Gold Standard

Social Gospel

Farmers’ Alliance

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What did medicines for children often contain prior to the Pure Food and Drug Act?

alcohol

all of these answers are correct

cocaine

opium

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