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Quiz for The Meanings of Populism

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Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. According to Frank Doster (Document 17.11), what is the best course of action to limit the power of monopolies?

Farmers should industrialize their agricultural tools to compete with monopolies.

Citizens should rebel against the monopolies that threaten the peace and safety of the nation.

The government should enact laws that reduce monopolies' influence.

American laborers should run for elected office.

Correct: The answer is c. Doster believed that legislation was the best course of action to limit the power of monopolies.

Incorrect: The answer is c. Doster believed that legislation was the best course of action to limit the power of monopolies.

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2. In Document 17.12, Reverend J. L. Moore claims that he would vote for and support which political party?

The Democratic Party

The party that favors Negro laborers

The People’s Party

The party that favors the working man

Correct: The answer is d. Moore claims that he would vote with and work for those that favor the working man.

Incorrect: The answer is d. Moore claims that he would vote with and work for those that favor the working man.

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3. What did Thomas E. Watson (Document 17.13) argue was the main reason most blacks fled the Republican Party to join the Populists?

Racial equality

Patriotism

Cultural pride

Self-interest

Correct: The answer is d. Watson argued that self-interest was the main reason most blacks fled the Republican Party to join the Populists.

Incorrect: The answer is d. Watson argued that self-interest was the main reason most blacks fled the Republican Party to join the Populists.

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4. “The People’s Party Tree” (Document 17.14) appeared in the Cherryville Kansas Populist in 1895. Which of the following messages did the artist seem to convey about the People’s Party?

Americans should take a step back and allow the People’s Party to grow at its own pace.

The People’s Party is the successor to the Republican and Democratic parties and will cause certain corporately owned structures to fall under governmental control.

Americans must keep a watchful eye on the People’s Party to ensure that corporations do not gain control over its political direction.

The People’s Party was an even mix of Republican and Democratic political ideals resulting in a stronger party.

Correct: The answer is b. The artist implied that the People’s Party was the rightful successor to the Republican and Democratic parties to regain ownership of structures that were under corporate control.

Incorrect: The answer is b. The artist implied that the People’s Party was the rightful successor to the Republican and Democratic parties to regain ownership of structures that were under corporate control.

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5. How did William Jennings Bryan (Document 17.15) respond to the criticism that the free and unlimited coinage of silver would disrupt “business interests?”

Bryan stated that business was the cause of most of the social ills in America.

Bryan argued that the opponents’ definition of business was too limited in application.

Bryan suggested that silver was the most utilized currency worldwide.

Bryan claimed that the “great cities” in America did not rely on the gold standard.

Correct: The answer is b. In response to the criticism that the free and unlimited coinage of silver would disrupt “business interests,” Bryan argued that the opponents’ definition of business was too limited in application.

Incorrect: The answer is b. In response to the criticism that the free and unlimited coinage of silver would disrupt “business interests,” Bryan argued that the opponents’ definition of business was too limited in application.