Life at the Turn of the 20th Century Test

1.

5 points

What did people have to pass in order to vote?

Poll Tax

Citizenship test

Jim Crow Laws

Literacy test

2.

5 points

Plessy v. Ferguson stated that it was legal to segregate races. "separate but equal"

True

False

3.

5 points

Who designed the Flatiron building in NYC?

Daniel Burnham

Louis Sullivan

George Eastman

Frederick Law Olmstead

4.

5 points

W.E.B. Dubois founded Tuskegee University.

True

False

5.

5 points

Marshall Field brought the first department store to America

True

False

6.

5 points

The printing revolution contributed to national literacy by making literature more available to the public.

True

False

7.

5 points

Discrimination and racism only existed in the south.

True

False

8.

5 points

Who is credited with the first flight in an airplane?

Frederick Law Olmstead

Wright Brothers

Louis Sullivan

Eastman Brothers

9.

5 points

Booker T. Washington cofounded the NAACP

True

False

10.

5 points

Who did the city planning for Chicago?

Louis Sullivan

Daniel Burnham

Frederick Law Olmstead

George Eastman

11.

5 points

What is a poll tax?

Money that had to be paid prior to voting

A test that had to be taken prior to voting

Money given to people to encourage them not to vote

Money given to people after they voted

12.

5 points

Who introduced the Kodak Camera?

George Eastman

Louis Sullivan

Frederick Law Olmstead

Daniel Burnham

13.

5 points

Who designed Central Park in NYC?

George Eastman

Louis Sullivan

Daniel Burnham

Frederick Law Olmstead

14.

5 points

What is segregation?

Law to keep white and black people together

Laws to separate white and black people in public

The discrimination of a people based on race

Forcing African Americans to attend white schools

15.

5 points

What was introduced that revolutionized the bicycle industry?

Motorcycle

Moped

Scooter

Safety Bike

16.

5 points

Why was the skyscraper necessary?

Population increase

They were pretty

They were cheaper

They were not necessary

17.

5 points

What are leisure activities?

Activities you do in your free time

Activities that are considered racist

Things you do not enjoy doing

Activities that you have to do

18.

5 points

Which of the following was a pioneer in catalog sales?

Sears

Dillards

Target

Wal-Mart

19.

5 points

Which activist tried to fight lynching?

W.E.B. Dubois

F.W. Woolworth

Booker T. Washington

Ida B. Wells

20.

5 points

African Americans were encouraged to go to school

True

False