Progressive Era Quiz (Video for Civics)

What were the reformers of the Progressive Era known as?

• Activists

• Conservatives

• Radicals

• Progressives

Who coined the term 'muckrakers' to describe investigative journalists?

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Reese

• Upton Sinclair

• Theodore Roosevelt

Which book exposed the unclean procedures in the Chicago meat packing industry?

• The History of the Standard Oil Company

• How the Other Half Lives

• The Perils of Standardization

• The Jungle

Who wrote a series of articles exposing the unfair business practices of Standard Oil?

• Upton Sinclair

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Jacob Reese

• Ida Tarbell

Which muckraker documented the living conditions of the urban poor?

• Jane Adams

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Riis

• Upton Sinclair

What was the purpose of the settlement house movement?

• To promote conservation

• To provide educational opportunities for immigrants

• To advocate for women's suffrage

• To challenge Jim Crow laws

What was the outcome of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case?

• Legal segregation was deemed unconstitutional

• Racial discrimination was declared illegal

• Separate but equal facilities were ruled unconstitutional

• Separate but equal facilities were deemed constitutional

What political reform allowed for the direct election of United States senators?

• The 17th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 13th Amendment

What type of laws were passed to protect workers during the Progressive Era?

• Segregation laws

• Jim Crow laws

• Women's suffrage laws

• Child labor laws

Which president supported the conservation movement and created national parks?

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Reese

• Upton Sinclair

• Theodore Roosevelt