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Advances in transportation during the Industrial Age changed the ways in which people

A
lived and worked.
B
wrote letters.
C
raised farm animals.
D
worshipped in church.
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How did industrialization contribute to the changing role of women in the late 1800s?

A
Women who worked outside the home were able to hold public office.
B
New appliances helped women complete household chores faster so they could pursue other interests.
C
Women who worked outside the home were allowed to vote in state and national elections.
D
New appliances signaled the end of housework, freeing women to work outside the home.
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What impact did new inventions such as the ice box, electric lights, and the phonograph have on the lives of the growing middle class in the late 1800s?

A
People found life more convenient, as these inventions gave them more opportunities and freedoms.
B
People feared these inventions, believing that ice and electricity did not belong in a home and that music was evil.
C
People rejected these inventions, preferring to do things as they had been done in the past.
D
People became frustrated, as the expense of these inventions put them out of reach of most consumers.
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How did industrialization bring literature to more people and contribute to the growth of popular culture?

A
Owners of factories allowed their workers to read books and magazines on the job.
B
Machines were invented that turned out high-quality printings of famous works of literature.
C
High-speed presses could mass-produce books, magazines, and newspapers.
D
People working in industry were given free subscriptions to magazines and newspapers.
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In what way did the writer Charles Dickens embrace social criticism?

A
by campaigning for public office as a reformer
B
by basing his novels in the countryside or in small seaside towns
C
by describing the problems caused by industrialization
D
by finding fault with the ways in which poor workers lived
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Which statement best describes the works of Charles Dickens?

A
Charles Dickens based his works on ancient Roman traditions.
B
Charles Dickens wrote about English workers and aristocrats during the Industrial Age.
C
Charles Dickens wrote poetry using accessible, common language.
D
Charles Dickens focused his novels and stories on descriptions of nature.
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The poet William Wordsworth summed up romanticism in literature with this statement. All good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings. Which theme of romanticism was Wordsworth referring to?

A
individualism
B
emotion
C
the common man
D
nature
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Popular culture is best described as

A
paintings that are only enjoyed by wealthy admirers.
B
magazines and books that are printed by hand.
C
activities that are widely shared.
D
activities that are uplifting.
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During the Industrial Age, spectator sports increasingly became popular. What does this reveal about Western society?

A
Western society embraced sports because factory work had taught people the importance of being outdoors.
B
Western society had become self-centered and concerned with sporting events as a diversion.
C
Western society embraced sports because people were beginning to enjoy leisure time.
D
Western society recognized that all people should participate in sports.
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Which statement best explains why this work represents the romantic style?

A
The man is posing much like a Greek statue.
B
The man is in nature, lost in his imagination.
C
The scene is a traditional one.
D
The fog suggests that the man has rejected nature.

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