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Chp 22-25
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11. (p. 593-594) The chapter introduction tells the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to make the point that
- AA. the time known as the Progressive Era was when modern city services such as police and fire departments spread across America.
- BB. reformers of the day sought to use government to curb abusive corporations and establish a good society.
- CC. industrial society increasingly had to face the negative consequences of decades of wrenching economic change.
- DD. economic depression was not the only harsh reality faced by anxious Americans at the turn of the century.
22. (p. 594) The New England Kitchen and the response to the Triangle Shirtwaist fire were typical of the pattern of progressive reform, in that
- AA. scientific expertise was enlisted for social classification.
- BB. lower- or working-class community standards became the norm.
- CC. reform-minded women were integral to generational expansion.
- DD. reformers wished to soften the harsh aspects of industrialization.
33. (p. 594) The text makes the important point that the goals of progressives were ________, though they were pursued through ________.
- AA. social; politics
- BB. political; society
- CC. limited; radical rhetoric
- DD. utopian; conservative institutions
44. (p. 595) Which one of the following ideas was associated with progressivism?
- AA. a belief in Christianity as the official faith of America
- BB. moral overtones that could be expressed as a desire to restore the class structure
- CC. "will it work" solutions to social issues
- DD. a skeptical view of human nature and American potential
55. (p. 594) The ideology of progressivism, insofar as it had one, generally
- AA. mixed a liberal concern for the poor with a conservative wish to control social disorder.
- BB. called for redistribution of incomes from wealthy to poor, and a socialist approach to government.
- CC. was rooted in firm and fixed standards of morality and truth.
- DD. stressed trying to meet the special needs of each identifiable private interest.
66. (p. 595) What is the best statement of the relationship between progressives and business?
- AA. Business and progressive leaders shared a commitment to progress through efficiency and modern managerial techniques.
- BB. Businessmen organized and funded political opposition to progressive political leaders.
- CC. Progressives agreed on the need to control big business by breaking up "the trusts."
- DD. When progressives gained political power, they eliminated the influence of the businessman and the boss.
77. (p. 595) Which statement would be an apt rule-of-thumb summarizing the progressive approach?
- AA. that government is best which governs least
- BB. live and let live
- CC. vox populi vox dei (the voice of the people should rule like the voice of God)
- DD. behavior is a function of environment
88. (p. 595) Pragmatism holds that
- AA. all are created equal.
- BB. truth is a function of results, not fixed principles.
- CC. human behavior can be shaped at will.
- DD. society is a jungle where only the best will survive.
99. (p. 596) All of the following undergirded progressive reform activities EXCEPT
- AA. faith in the grass-roots wisdom and skill of the poor and victimized.
- BB. appeals to Christian morality.
- CC. reliance on planning and scientific management.
- DD. belief in a general public interest.
1010. (p. 607) Who among the following would NOT promote efforts to reshape the environment in order to improve people's lives?
- AA. John Dewey, educational theorist
- BB. Madison Grant, eugenicist
- CC. John B. Watson, psychologist
- DD. Jane Addams, settlement house worker
1111. (p. 596) McClure's magazine pioneered a new style of journalism featuring writers like Ida Tarbell and Lincoln Steffens, who
- AA. scientifically analyzed social problems and proposed solutions.
- BB. provided voter information to reveal where candidates stood and whose money they accepted.
- CC. employed a gritty realism that portrayed life in the slums.
- DD. presented carefully-researched exposés of corporate and government abuses.
1212. (p. 596) The progressive method focused on government, and specifically on
- AA. the executive branch.
- BB. the legislative branch.
- CC. the judicial branch.
- DD. special interest groups.
1313. (p. 597) The settlement house movement led to the new profession of
- AA. home economics.
- BB. poverty law.
- CC. psychotherapy.
- DD. social work.
1414. (p. 606) Which statement about various expressions of progressivism is true?
- AA. Such intellectual theorists of progressivism as Edward Ross or Thorstein Veblen believed strongly that society should conform to certain abstracted and fixed natural laws of human behavior, regardless of social conditions or environmental influences.
- BB. The concept of "gas and water socialism" referred to the process by which reform mayors turned to public ownership of city utilities early in the twentieth century.
- CC. "Sociological jurisprudence" refused to consider the social environment, stressing that legal precedent was more important than experience.
- DD. The American philosophy that truth is relative and directly related to whether an individual proposal works is called empiricism.
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