Trivia Questions Quiz On Immigration, Urbanization And Political Machines!
Below are some trivia questions quiz on Immigration, Urbanization And Political Machines! In the world today, a lot of countries are facing political instability, and the insecurity that comes with it makes people want to move to other regions for a stable, and most of the time, they move to the urbanized areas. Take this quiz and test some of these historical movements.
- 1.Which term is the name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress? (there can be more than one answer)
- A.
Ellis Island
- B.
Chinese Exclusion Act
- C.
Angel Island
- D.
The Gentlemen's Agreement
- 2.Which term refers to an agreement that limited the immigration of unskilled workers to the United States in exchange for the repeal of a San Francisco segregation order.
- A.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
- B.
The Gentlemen's Agreement
- 3.Through which place of entry into the United States did immigrants arriving on the East Coast pass?
- A.
Angel Island
- B.
Ellis Island
- 4.Through which port of entry did immigrants pass upon arriving to the United States on the West Coast?
- A.
Angel Island
- B.
Ellis Island
- 5.Which term is the name of a restriction on emigration worked out by the United States government and another country's government?
- A.
The Gentlemen's Agreement
- B.
Chinese Exclusion Act
- 6.Urbanization is a term that describes the growth of farming regions.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Many city dwellers crowded into multifamily, often unsanitary, settlement houses.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Tenement buildings were community centers that provided assistance to the urban poor.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Jane Addams, one of the most influential members of the Social Gospel movement, founded Hull House in Chicago.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.This law authorized an independent civil service commission to make government appointments based on the merit system.
- A.
The Spoils System
- B.
The Patronage System
- C.
The Pendleton Act
- 11.This was any type of unethical or illegal use of politial influence for personal gain; for example, I am the mayor and I authorize a company to be hired by the city to remove trash - the company overcharges the city and I use the excess money for myself or my collegues.
- A.
The Spoils System
- B.
The political machine
- C.
Graft
- 12.These were organized groups that controlled the activities of a political party in a city.
- A.
The political machine
- B.
The spoils system
- C.
Graft
- 13.The Pendleton Civil Service Act required
- A.
Applicants for government jobs to prove their competence by passing an exam
- B.
Native-born Americans to treat immigrants with courtesy
- C.
Government workers to quit whatever political party they were part of
- D.
Cities to provide services such as clean water to their residents
- 14.An example of patronage would be
- A.
Bribing a city official
- B.
Assassinating a public official
- C.
Saying one thing and doing another
- D.
Giving a friend a government job because he/she supported you in your campaign
- 15.The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called
- A.
Civil service
- B.
Nativism
- C.
Gentlemen's Agreement
- D.
Graft
- 16.Which of the following characteristic does NOT belong to a typical supporter of a political machine
- A.
Poor
- B.
Lives in the city
- C.
Works in a low skilled factory job
- D.
Weathy
- 17.What is the main purpose of the patronage system (spoils system)?
- A.
To increase government funds
- B.
To increase government efficiency
- C.
To reward the supporters of a persons campaign
- D.
To avoid concentrating power in one individual or group
- 18.Which of the following is an example of graft?
- A.
Using a cartoon to illustrate political fraud
- B.
Saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself or your political organization
- C.
Choosing your friends for political office
- D.
Using the threat of force to get people to vote for a particular candidate
- 19.Precinct Captains were the part of the political machine that made the machine work - what did they do?
- A.
They made all decisions for the machine economically, politcally, and socially
- B.
They ensured the success of the machine by providing a direct link between the machine and the immigrants who supported the machine
- C.
They controlled the power of the machine through the use of ward bosses who then reported to the immigrants
- 20.Which of the following urban problems would have been addressed by building row houses?
- A.
Crime
- B.
Fire
- C.
Sanitation
- D.
Housing
- 21.Which of the following urban problems would have be solved by creating mass transit systems such as electric trolleys and underground railway systems?
- A.
Crime
- B.
Transportation
- C.
Sanitation
- D.
Water
- 22.Which of the following urban problems were a direct result of the massive influx of immigration to the United States at the end of the 1800's, early 1900's?
- A.
Housing
- B.
Sanitation
- C.
Crime
- D.
None of these were caused by massive immigration
- E.
All of these wree caused by massive immigration
- 23.Which of the following problems did NOT exist in large cities at the turn of the century?
- A.
Empty apartment buildings because the demand for housing was down
- B.
Raw sewage in the streets of the city
- C.
Unsanitary living conditions caused by overcrowded tenement houses
- D.
Constant threat of fire because all building materials were made of flammable wood.
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