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1. which of the following reasons led to the origination of the progressive movement?

a.
passage of antitrust laws and regulations

b.
renewed interest in regulating big business

c.
significant decrease in the american population

d.
rising social problems caused by rapid growth in cities

2. who wrote the shame of the cities?

a.
jacob riis

b.
ida tarbell

c.
upton sinclair

d.
lincoln steffens

3. which of the following was an important politician who supported moderate progressive reform?

a.
ida tarbell

b.
eugene debs

c.
bill haywood

d.
robert la follette

4. through all these years i was nourished at fountain proletaire. i drank deeply of its waters and every particle of my tissue became saturated with the spirit of the working class. i had fired an engine and been stung by the exposure and hardship of the rail. i was with the boys in their weary watches, at the broken engine’s side and often to bear their bruised and bleeding bodies back to wife and child again. how could i but feel the burden of their wrongs? how the seed of agitation fail to take deep root in my heart?

which of the following statements best summarizes the passage?

a.
debs was born into a life of privilege.

b.
debs was influenced by articles written by muckrakers.

c.
debs was moved by the hardships faced by business owners.

d.
debs had endured and shared the harsh working conditions of laborers.

5. which of the following statements best describes the commission system of government?

a.
multiple officials are elected to run various city departments.

b.
professional city managers are hired to run day-to-day city operations.

c.
city council officials select individuals to run various city departments.

d.
commissioners are hired to run city departments based on previous experience.

6. how did women encourage passage of the nineteenth amendment?

a.
refusing to work

b.
running for office

c.
advocating for labor laws

d.
lecturing on women's suffrage

7. why was the women's christian temperance union formed?

a.
to advocate for laws restricting crime

b.
to advocate for laws restricting racism

c.
to advocate for laws restricting alcohol

d.
to advocate for laws restricting poverty

8. which of the following african american activists published articles about lynchings?

a.
ida b. wells

b.
marcus garvey

c.
w. e. b. du bois

d.
booker t. washington

9. how did the republican party try to limit the influence of theodore roosevelt?

a.
roosevelt was made the secretary of the u. s. navy.

b.
roosevelt was elected as the governor of new york.

c.
roosevelt was made the police chief of new york city.

d.
roosevelt was nominated vice president to william mckinley.

10. what did the antiquities act of 1906 accomplish?

a.
it established national parks.

b.
it strengthened railroad regulations.

c.
it regulated the meatpacking industry.

d.
it ended rate discrimination by railroads.

11. what was the supreme court’s role in progressive reform during the presidencies of theodore roosevelt and william howard taft?

a.
the supreme court protected important public lands.

b.
the supreme court upheld important civil rights legislation.

c.
the supreme court actively regulated trusts and monopolies.

d.
the supreme court supported the women’s rights movement.

12. which statement best describes the new freedom platform?

a.
it established civil rights for all americans.

b.
it proposed moderate progressive reforms.

c.
it introduced workers’ compensation benefits.

d.
it expanded protections for women and children.

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