An Era Of Reform Quiz
This quiz is about An Era of Reform.
- 1.What did Dorothea Dix see when she visited a jail?
- A.
The prisoners were dancing
- B.
They were making license plates
- C.
Children housed with adults; mentally ill were imprisoned
- D.
People who were naked and chained to the walls
- 2.What were the conditions of the mentally ill?
- A.
They were hospitalized
- B.
They were given medication
- C.
They were put in jail and beaten
- D.
They were killed
- 3.Who tried to improve the conditions of the mentally ill?
- A.
Dorothea Dix
- B.
Frederick Douglass
- C.
Horace Mann
- D.
Sojourner Truth
- 4.How did Dorothea Dix improve the conditions of the mentally ill?
- A.
She made them into professional clowns
- B.
She fought for them to be put in an insane asylum and not be jailed
- C.
She became a nurse to help them
- D.
She conducted a study on them
- 5.How did Sojourner Truth help fight for womens rights?
- A.
She sold books about womens rights
- B.
She sued the government
- C.
She joined congress and created laws
- D.
She made an "Ain't I a Woman?" speech
- 6.What was Sojourner Truth saying when she gave her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech?
- A.
Women are weak
- B.
She is a woman and no man could out do her in what she does
- C.
Her life as a slave was hard
- D.
She misses her kids
- 7.When did Sojourner Truth giver her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech?
- A.
1841
- B.
1834
- C.
1869
- D.
1851
- 8.How were women treated?
- A.
Like slaves
- B.
Like queens
- C.
Like regular people
- D.
Like men
- 9.What did Frederick Douglass do when he escaped from slavery?
- A.
Made lots of money and lived in a mansion
- B.
He was the principal of a college
- C.
He became a spokesman about how bad slavery was
- D.
Created the computer
- 10.What is one thing Horace Mann wanted for schools?
- A.
Free hot lunches
- B.
Recess all the time
- C.
Bigger text books
- D.
Separate classes for different learning levels
- 11.What type of school district did Horace Mann want?
- A.
City district
- B.
State district
- C.
Neighborhood district
- D.
Nation district
- 12.What occurred at the Seneca Falls Convention?
- A.
People spoke about slavery
- B.
The Declaration of sentiments was introduced
- C.
Decided to build schools
- D.
Asked for lower taxes
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- A.
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- B.
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- D.
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