Living and Working in Cities Answers

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At the turn of the 20th century, the majority of the working poor lived

A
in rural areas.
B
in large homes.
C
in small towns.
D
in inner-city tenements.
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Look at the photograph below.This building, known as The Breakers, was built in the 1890s. It was an example of

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A
a luxurious apartment building.
B
a dumbbell tenement.
C
a modest townhome.
D
a summer cottage.
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In the early 1900s, which invention was most needed to help run offices and factories?

A
telegraphs
B
electricity
C
elevated trains
D
mass-produced steel
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Which professions best characterize the jobs held by people in the middle class at the turn of the twentieth century?

A
clerks, teachers, and doctors
B
factory, mill, and assembly-line workers
C
union leaders and laborers
D
big business owners and industry leaders
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The mass production of what building material made it possible to build skyscrapers in the wake of the Second Industrial Revolution?

A
steel
B
brick
C
clay
D
wood
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How did streetcars, elevated trains, and subways improve city life at the turn of the twentieth century?

A
They made it easier for wealthier individuals to move across a city.
B
They made it easier for all people to get around a city.
C
They made it possible for people to travel from rural areas.
D
They made it possible for people to travel to other cities.
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Which phrase best describes American society in the early 1900s?

A
a large wealthy class, a large middle class, and a small class of working poor
B
a small wealthy class, a growing middle class, and a small class of working poor
C
a small wealthy class, a large middle class, and a large class of working poor
D
a small wealthy class, a growing middle class, and a large class of working poor
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Which statement best describes how wealthy people lived on a daily basis during the Gilded Age?

A
They lived in modest townhomes.
B
They lived in luxurious city apartments.
C
They lived in country cottages.
D
They lived in tenement buildings.
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Captains of industry during the Gilded Age were

A
in the middle class.
B
very wealthy.
C
socioeconomically disadvantaged.
D
in the working class.
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Tenement apartments at the turn of the twentieth century were

A
spacious but crowded living spaces.
B
small and dangerous living spaces.
C
crowded but safe living spaces.
D
renovated living spaces.

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