Question 1

Immigrant Americans were more likely to commit crimes than were native-born Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

D.W.Griffith is most noted for his 1915 film,________.

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Question 3

The census of 1920 revealed that for the first time in American history a majority of Americans lived in ________ areas.

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Question 4

In the late nineteenth century,the Tammany Hall political machine

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A)  saw its most famous boss,William M.Tweed,sent to prison.
B)  was one of the few machines that did not engage in graft and corruption.
C)  operated out of Chicago.
D)  operated out of Chicago and saw its most famous boss,William M.Tweed,sent to prison.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

In 1894,the Immigration Restriction League

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

The national network of grocery stores that started in the 1850s was

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A)  the A&P.
B)  Food Lion.
C)  Seven-Eleven.
D)  Piggly Wiggly.
E)  Harris Teeter.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

The Chrysler Building in New York City is considered the first modern American skyscraper.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

The largest number of immigrants to the United States in the late nineteenth century came from

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A)  southern and eastern Europe.
B)  Mexico and Central America.
C)  Great Britain and Germany.
D)  China and Japan.
E)  Ireland and Italy.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

Without immigration,American cities would have grown relatively slowly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The nation's most popular amusement park at the turn of the century was New York's ________.

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Question 13

Both Theodore Dreiser and Stephen Crane found a market by writing novels that explained the city to their readers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Much of the popular entertainment at the turn of the century had a public dimension to it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In what ways did the traditional cultural beliefs and values practiced by new immigrants both help and hinder their adjustment to life in America?

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Question 16

The assimilation process of the late nineteenth century was aided by the public schools.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the late nineteenth century,compared to other immigrant ethnic groups,Jews

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

Question 18

In the late nineteenth century,the construction of the majority of great cultural institutions was paid for by wealthy residents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

It can be said that Darwinism helped spawn the philosophy of pragmatism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Discuss the efforts to restrict immigration in the late nineteenth century.

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