Test your basic knowledge |

Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Writer who used local color






2. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






3. laws that set standards for construction and safety






4. Struggle to survive in slums






5. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






6. The growth of cities: the movement of people from rural areas or elsewhere to the cities






7. A style of writing and art that tried to depict life just as it was






8. A variety show that included comedians - acrobats and other performances






9. A religious organization that organized social activities and helped jewish immigrants: Christians also had a similar organization






10. Writer who exposed poor living conditions in inner cities/slums






11. These were tall building that were supported by a lightweight steel frame






12. These required children to attend School: These were passed mainly in the north.






13. How did a Building boom changes american cities






14. What are the 3 r's?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


15. What were the conditions of the tenements






16. A realistic Painter






17. A reformer who founded the hull house






18. What did the urban middle class depend on?






19. Planned Central Park in NY






20. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






21. These people moved from the rural south for job opportunities and to escape Jim Crow Laws






22. Who made up the middle class?






23. In 1890 - 1 out of how many people lived in cities?






24. These sold many products all under one roof






25. What grew from European Soccer?






26. Where was the first subway built in 1897






27. News reporting that is often biased or false; it also sensationalized headlines and stories to boost sales






28. What was the biggest killer in tenements (Infant Mortality)






29. Where was the first 9 story skyscraper built and why?






30. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






31. One Big Urban problem






32. How long is a typical school day?






33. MLB banned these players when it started






34. Where did the rich live?






35. Publisher who used yellow journalism






36. Andrew Carnegie believed in this teaching; it called upon successful member of society to help the poor






37. High rates of babies dying






38. Built and designed a 3 arches across Mississippi river at St. Louis






39. When did Urbanization begin?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


40. A six or seven story building that was divided in to smaller buildings






41. Created first modern mass circulation newspaper (New York World)






42. In 1860 - 1 out of how many people lived in cities?






43. A nine story department store built in 1902






44. These speech and habits of a particular region






45. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






46. A type of school that is sponsored by the Church






47. What was the most popular sport in the nation?






48. Started in London: it spread christian teachings and offered help to the poor






49. An author who wrote realistic stories about the wilderness such as 'White Fang'






50. Brookly Bridge was built - First suburbs were created - Traffic and jammed streets.