Flash Quiz: Jacob Riis: Immigration and Urbanization in the Gilded Age

Flash Quiz: Jacob Riis: Immigration and Urbanization in the Gilded Age

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Flash Quiz: Jacob Riis: Immigration and Urbanization in the Gilded Age

Flash Quiz: Jacob Riis: Immigration and Urbanization in the Gilded Age

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Created by

Katherine Lopez

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

America was relatively slow to urbanize because
there were laws against moving into many cities
there was so much open and cheap land available
food shortages led to increasing opportunities for farmers
it had such a small population that large cities were very slow to develop

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which might be an attraction for people to move to the city in the late 19th century?
the increasing number of dumdbell apartments
cities offered excitement and services not found anywhere else
cities generally had more liberal laws that gave residents more freedom
only cities had access to transportation networks like railroads and shipping

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT true of the "New Immigrants"
they mostly came from southern and eastern Europe
they were mostly illiterate and unskilled laborers
they were mostly Protestants
they were unfamiliar with the democracy and the American government

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In reaction to the rising number of New Immigrants, America experienced:
increasingly more tolerant views towards foreigners
an economic recession with the influx of cheap and unskilled labor
a new demand to conquer land to make more room for the migrants
a rise of nativism and hostility from many Americans

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What new invention helped Jacob Riis write his book, "How the Other Half Lives?"
the camera
flash photography
the Iphone 4s
the automobile
the portable audio-recorder

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Someone living in a dumbbell tenement would probably experience all these major problems EXCEPT?
infectious disease
crowded and cramped conditions
poorly built showers and bathrooms
lack of light and fresh air

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a PUSH factor
freedom and opportunities
widespread poverty
political or religious discrimination
unemployment

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which political figure would go on to help Riis address some of the major problems facing the cities poorest inhabitants?
President Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
Boss William Tweed
Mother Mary Jones