US Urban History Test 2

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History Test 2 (Us Urban History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us Urban History USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Us Urban History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Test 2 (Us Urban History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 2 (Us Urban History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us Urban History

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What are juvenile courts?

A) 1899 child justice

B) Adult trials

C) No courts

D) Jail all

Question 2

What are subways for masses?

A) Luxury rides

B) Cheap mobility

C) Freight only

D) Tourist traps

Question 3

Who planned Chicago?

A) Olmsted

B) Wright

C) Daniel Burnham

D) Sullivan

Question 4

Who exposed tenements?

A) Hine

B) Lange

C) Steffens

D) Jacob Riis

Question 5

What was City Beautiful?

A) Grand civic design

B) Slum praise

C) Factory zones

D) No parks

Question 6

What was the White City?

A) Slum district

B) 1893 fair grounds

C) Factory zone

D) Port area

Question 7

What spread disease?

A) Clean water

B) Fresh air

C) Crowding plus filth

D) Wide streets

Question 8

Which term means "Rail suburb links"?

A) tenements

B) dumbbell flats

C) the Triple Decker

D) streetcars

Question 9

Which of the following best defines bosses?

A) Machine politicians

B) Reformers

C) Judges

D) Bankers

Question 10

Which of the following best defines scientific charity?

A) Random alms

B) Casework reform

C) No records

D) Cash only

Question 11

Which of the following best defines Home Insurance Building?

A) NY tower

B) St. Louis arch

C) 1885 Chicago first

D) Philly hall

Question 12

Name Boss Tweed.

A) Reformer

B) Judge

C) Banker

D) Tammany thief

Question 13

Provide the definition of Coney Island:

A) Brooklyn resort

B) Jersey beach

C) Long Island farm

D) Staten dump

Question 14

Which of the following best defines Wanamaker's?

A) NYC tower

B) Philly grand store

C) Chicago fair

D) Boston hall

Question 15

Which of the following best defines tenements?

A) Parks

B) Subways

C) Crowded apartments

D) Factories

Question 16

Which of the following best defines automats?

A) Diners

B) Drive-ins

C) Cafeterias

D) Coin food walls

Question 17

Which of the following best defines mass transit?

A) Shared city rides

B) Private cars

C) Walking only

D) Bikes only

Question 18

Which of the following best defines playgrounds?

A) Empty lots

B) Supervised play lots

C) Streets

D) Alleys

Question 19

Which term means "Hull House model"?

A) tenements

B) dumbbell flats

C) settlement houses

D) the Triple Decker

Question 20

Which of the following best defines the 1832 cholera?

A) Farm plague

B) Ship fever

C) Cattle disease

D) City epidemic

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