Question 1
Catharine Beecher's book Treatise on Domestic Economy illustrated the need for:
A) helping middle-class women modernize their tasks and family roles.
B) suffrage for women.
C) occupational training for working class and immigrant women.
D) new attitudes on sexuality and childbearing for middle-class women.
Question 2
In the middle-class industrial household, home became:
A) an extension of the workplace.
B) a haven for leisure and relaxation.
C) a male-dominated place.
D) a school and church for children.
Question 3
Second Great Awakening evangelist Charles Finney had his greatest influence on:
A) working class men.
B) poor farmers.
C) middle class women.
D) upper class men.
Question 4
The religion that captured the attention of the new middle class in the early 1800s:
A) emphasized an intellectual as opposed to emotional experience.
B) convinced its converts that original sin doomed all but an elite to damnation.
C) had its greatest impact on young males.
D) incorporated an enthusiastic evangelistic approach to religious practice.
Question 5
For many industrial workers, the move from farm to factory meant:
A) a new division between work and leisure.
B) more free time.
C) a higher standard of living.
D) more control of their own lives.
Question 6
Due to the market revolution, male children of artisans and farmers were more likely to be:
A) white collar workers.
B) manufacturers.
C) factory workers.
D) skilled craftsmen.
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