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How and why did American attitudes change during the nineteenth century regarding leisure activities?

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Question 2

The great movement of people from rural to urban areas was unique to the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The "city beautiful" movement in the United States was inspired,in part,by

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A)   the economic depression of 1893.
B)   the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
C)   the new technology of skyscrapers.
D)   both the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and the new technology of skyscrapers.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 4

Baseball was much like a game called "rounders," which was derived from the British game of ________.

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Question 5

In the late nineteenth century,political "machines" in cities owed their existence to

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A)   the rapid growth of urban America.
B)   the influx of millions of immigrants.
C)   disillusionment with heavy-handed and powerful city governments.
D)   the rapid growth of urban America and the influx of millions of immigrants.
E)   the influx of millions of immigrants and disillusionment with powerful city governments.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

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 7

In the late nineteenth century,efforts to reduce poverty in America

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A)   saw the Salvation Army focus primarily on establishing shelters for the homeless.
B)   saw charitable organizations try to limit aid to only those deemed "deserving poor."
C)   included federally-funded studies attempting to identify the causes of poverty.
D)   generally were led by reformers who had grown up in impoverished communities.
E)   included public works programs funded by municipal property taxes.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 8

________ was one of the few entertainment media open to black performers at the turn of the century.

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Question 9

At the end of the nineteenth century,the population density of Manhattan was higher than that of the most crowded cities of Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What was the status of American education by the end of the nineteenth century?

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Question 12

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 13

Describe the key features one would find in a large urban American city at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Question 14

Prior to the late nineteenth century,few Americans placed much value in leisure.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In what ways did mass entertainment in the late nineteenth century perpetuate racial,class,and gender distinctions? In what ways did it break down these distinctions?

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Question 16

When the first tenements were built in 1850,they were viewed as a great improvement in housing for the poor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Most of the new immigrants were rural people,and their adjustment to city life was often painful.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Both Theodore Dreiser and Stephen Crane found a market by writing novels that painted grim pictures of life in the city to their readers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the late nineteenth century,most city parks were simply lands between houses and other buildings that had yet to be developed.

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A) True 
 B)False

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