Short History Exam! Trivia Knowledge! Quiz Questions
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- 1.Some African American leaders responded to segregation by
- A.
Tearing up railroad ties and burning houses.
- B.
Educating themselves and writing pamphlets.
- C.
Going to court to change immigration laws.
- D.
Establishing Jim Crow jury boxes.
- 2.The Chinese Exclusion Act.
- A.
Barred U.S. cities from hiring Chinese workers.
- B.
Prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the country.
- C.
Stripped Chinese Americans of their U.S. citizenship.
- D.
Forced Chinese children to attend segregated schools.
- 3.Unlike African American men, women in the late 1800s.
- A.
Had to pay a poll tax to vote.
- B.
Were able to vote under grandfather clauses.
- C.
Did not have the legal right to vote.
- D.
Experienced no restrictions when voting.
- 4.Which Gilded Age President was known for his integrity?
- A.
Chester Arthur
- B.
Benjamin Harrison
- C.
Grover Cleveland
- D.
Rutherford B. Hayes
- 5.What did political cartoonist Thomas Nast work to expose?
- A.
The conspiracy behind James Garfield’s assassination
- B.
The awarding of thousands of postal jobs in exchange for votes
- C.
The illegal activities of “Boss” Tweed
- D.
The secret deal behind the election of Rutherford B. Hayes
- 6.Which of the following encouraged President Arthur to pursue civil service reform?
- A.
Adoption of the gold standard
- B.
Assassination of Garfield
- C.
Arrest of William Tweed
- D.
Loss of thousands of postal jobs
- 7.Republicans argued that high tariffs would
- A.
Allow American industries to grow.
- B.
Lead to a loss of manufacturing jobs.
- C.
Increase the costs of consumer goods.
- D.
Make it harder for farmers to sell products abroad.
- 8.The Coinage Act of 1873 caused protest by
- A.
Abolishing paper money
- B.
Minting gold and silver coins.
- C.
Abolishing silver coins
- D.
Overturning the gold standard.
- 9.Farmers opposed the gold standard because they claimed that it would
- A.
Cause high inflation
- B.
Make the currency unstable.
- C.
Undermine the economy
- D.
Cause crop prices to decline.
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