Chapter 16

Quiz for Chapter Sixteen Thinking Like a Historian: Poverty and Food

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Question 1

As a reformer, Lewis Hine probably staged this photograph of an Italian family in order to appeal to which of the following audiences?A. Industrialists
B. Labor union leaders
C. Political leaders
D. The middle class

Question 2

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (source 2) offered middle-class Americans which of the following ways to address the problem of poverty?A. Advocating for government intervention on behalf of the poor
B. Sharing their own resources with those who lacked basic necessities
C. Educating the poor about self-discipline, hard work, and thrift
D. Organizing private charities through which they could allocate donated funds

Question 3

What do sources 3 and 5 suggest about what middle-class reformers believed was at the root of the problem of inadequate nutrition among the working class in the United States?A. Poverty
B. Ignorance
C. Food shortages
D. Laziness

Question 4

Abel and Campbell both directed their reform efforts at working-class women, the individuals responsible for purchasing and preparing food for their families. What would these working-class women themselves have suggested they needed to more effectively nourish their families?A. More money
B. A greater variety of consumer choices
C. More knowledge about nutrition
D. Domestic help from husbands and children