Quiz for Reading the American Past, Chapter 19

Quiz for Reading the American Past, Chapter 19

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1. Why was textile worker Thomas O'Donnell unable to escape the underemployment of Fall River, Massachusetts, to a farm in the West? (See Document 19-1: A Textile Worker Explains the Labor Market)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is c. Thomas O'Donnell could not escape the underemployment of Fall River, Massachusetts, to a farm a homestead in the West because he could not afford to travel.

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2. Why did the women that Helen Campbell interviewed in the 1880s prefer factory work over domestic service? (See Document 19-2: Domestic Servants on Household Work)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is d. Women enjoyed the freedom at the end of their workdays because then the time was entirely theirs, something that women in domestic service could never count on.

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3. According to Jacob Riis, what was the most common reason for women of New York's East Side to abandon their babies? (See Document 19-3: Jacob Riis Describes Abandoned Babies in New York City's Slums)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is c. Riis reported that most of the foundlings were abandoned by young, unmarried mothers who were poor.

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4. Why did the socialist orators who Walter Wyckoff listened to criticize ministers as sycophantic parasites? (See Document 19-4: Walter Wyckoff Listens to Revolutionary Workers in Chicago)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is c. The socialist orators who Wyckoff listened to assailed ministers as sycophantic parasites because they believed the ministers' goal was to prevent the spread of enlightenment among working people and the potential overthrow of capitalism.

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5. What did George Washington Plunkitt mean by "honest graft"? (See Document 19-5: George Washington Plunkitt Explains Politics)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is d. Plunkitt contrasted the graft that came from blackmailing gamblers or saloon keepers with his regular profiteering based on insider knowledge in politics.

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6. What did the lives of Thomas O'Donnell and the mothers of abandoned children in New York City have in common? (See Document 19-1: A Textile Worker Explains the Labor Market and Document 19-3: Jacob Riis Describes Abandoned Babies in New York City's Slums)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is c. Both Thomas O'Donnell and the women who abandoned their children in New York City had very limited choices because they were poor, leaving neither with happy prospects.

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7. Which of the following points would both George Washington Plunkitt and the socialists observed by Walter Wyckoff probably have agreed upon? (See Document 19-4: Walter Wyckoff Listens to Revolutionary Workers in Chicago and Document 19-5: George Washington Plunkitt Explains Politics)

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Incorrect. The answer is The answer is c. Plunkitt and the socialists observed by Wyckoff probably would have agreed that politics in America was entangled with business.