Multiple Choice
A business that is owned by many people is called a ______________.
A. Labor Union
B. Trust
C. Corporation
C. Corporation
Popular cities where many immigrants settled were Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and San Francisco.
True
The inventory of the typewriter that first used the QWERTY keyboard was ______________.
A. John D. Rockefeller
B. Christpher Sholes
C. Andrew Carnegie
B. Christopher Sholes
Who experimented with the light bulb and invented the phonograph?
Thomas Edison
Who was the first person to make millions in the transportation industry?
A. Cornelius Vanderbilt
B. George Pullman
C. Mark Twain
A. Cornelius Vanderbilt
The person who was America's most important manufacturer of steel was ___________________.
A. John D. Rockefeller
B. Andrew Carnegie
C. Christopher Sholes
B. Andrew Carnegie
The Sherman Antitrust Act sought to increase the power a corporation could have.
False; it sought to limit the power
An organized group of workers that unite to go on strike to force their employers to make changes is called a _____________.
A. Corporation
B. Labor Union
C. Trust
B. Labor Union
Who was the first person to patent the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who built the Great Northern Railway?
A. George Westinghouse
B. James J. Hill
C. Jacob Riis
B. James J. Hill
The person who led America's oil industry was __________.
A. John D. Rockefeller
B. Christopher Sholes
C. Andrew Carnegie
A. John D. Rockefeller
During the Gilded Age American cities grew because people from rural areas moved to the cities.
True
A combination of several smaller companies into one gigantic corporation is called __________.
A. Corporation
B. Trust
C. Labor Union
B. Trust
Who led America's oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller
What did Jane Addams's Hull-House offer immigrant woman? (2 answers)
A. Cooking Lessons
B. Childcare
C. Medical Care
B. Childcare and C. Medical Care
The person who was first to patent the telephone was ____________.
A. Alexander Graham Bell
B. Christopher Sholes
C. John D. Rockefeller
A. Alexander Graham Bell
The evolutionist Herbert Spencer promoted the idea that only the educated survive in society.
False; the fittest survive
A person who gives large sums of money to help public causes is called a ______________.
A. Trust
B. Capitalist
C. Philanthropist
C. Philanthropist
Who was America's most important manufacturer of steel?
Andrew Carnegie
How did some authors use realism in their works of literature during the Gilded Age?
A. Life was portrayed just as it was.
B. People were presented as heroes.
C. The difficult side of life was glossed over.
A. Life was portrayed just as it was.
An economic system in which the people own the country's goods and businesses is called _________________.
A. Capitalism
B. Labor Union
C. Trust
A. Capitalism
A business that is owned by many people is called a trust.
False; corporation
The person who experimented with the light bulb and invented the phonograph was ______________.
A. Alexander Graham Bell
B. Thomas Edison
C. Christopher Sholes
B. Thomas Edison
Who invented the typewriter that first used the QWERTY keyboard?
Christopher Sholes
Who wrote articles encouraging Christians to take the Bible at its word?
A. D. L. Moody
B. B. B. Warfield
C. Ira Sankey
B. B. B. Warfield