Chapter 18: The Victorians Meet the Modern, 1880–1917

iClicker Questions for America’s History, Seventh Edition and America: A Concise History, Fifth Edition

1. American intellectuals and researchers in the late nineteenth century became converts to the doctrine of

A. positivism.

B. scientology.

C. romanticism.

D. blitzkrieg.

2. Until the 1870s, most amateur baseball players were clerks and

A. white-collar workers.

B. blue-collar workers.

C. homeless people.

D. the ultra elite.

3. Which of the following religions or religious sects did most Americans adhere to during the early 1900s?

A. Catholicism

B. Protestantism

C. Islam

D. Judaism

4. What pastime captivated the nation in 1890?

A. bowling

B. ping-pong

C. bicycling

D. tennis

5. In San Francisco, elite white women built a rescue home for

A. Chinese women.

B. Native American women.

C. Anglo American women.

D. African American women.

6. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908 preserved which of the following major American national parks?

A. Yellowstone

B. Grand Canyon

C. Yosemite

D. Grand Tetons

7. The influential book On the Origin of Species was written by

A. Theodore Roosevelt.

B. John Muir.

C. Woodrow Wilson.

D. Charles Darwin.

8. The main figure in the early environmental movement was

A. Woodrow Wilson.

B. Theodore Roosevelt.

C. John Muir.

D. Mary Austin.

9. The rise of which of the following technologies challenged the dominance of painting within the art world?

A. the railroad

B. the automobile

C. the airplane

D. the camera

10. Which of the following parties sought to ban alcohol in the United States?

A. the Democratic Party

B. the Republican Party

C. the Socialist Party

D. the Prohibition Party

Answer Key for Chapter 18

1. Answer is A

2. Answer is A

3. Answer is B

4. Answer is C

5. Answer is A

6. Answer is B

7. Answer is D

8. Answer is C

9. Answer is D

10. Answer is D