Author Question: Although both Helen Hunt Jackson and Sarah Winnemucca were proponents of education for Native ... (Read 45 times)

krzymel · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Why did Islamic extremists from al-Qaeda choose the World Trade Center towers in New York City as the site to plow two hijacked airplanes into on September 11, 2001?

A) They housed anti-terrorist offices that were investigating al-Qaeda.
B) President George W. Bush was scheduled to appear at the World Trade Center that day.
C) They symbolized American dominance of the world economy.
D) They were the tallest targets in the planes' flight paths.

Question 2

What do the symbols and human figures portrayed in the painting Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences reveal about the sentiments that artist Samuel Jennings felt toward African Americans?

A) African Americans depicted in the painting are shown as active participants in democracy.
B) African Americans are responsible for being the agents of their own freedom.
C) The broken chains in front of the goddess of liberty reflect his support for the abolition of
slavery.
D) Objects such as the telescope and the selections from classical literature reveal that African
Americans were responsible for many cultural achievements.

Question 3

What controversial topic did William Gropper's Automobile Industry mural in a Detroit post office, which glorified autoworkers and was a part of the Treasury Department's project to put artists to work during the Great Depression, leave

out? A) the deadening routine of the assembly line and the numerous strikes in this industry
B) the poverty resulting from Henry Ford's refusal to implement higher wages
C) the charity given by the states to autoworkers during the Great Depression
D) the laziness characteristic of WPA workers who did nothing and wasted time

Question 4

Although both Helen Hunt Jackson and Sarah Winnemucca were proponents of education for Native American children, how did their views differ?

A) Jackson believed that they should be assimilated, while Winnemucca believed they should
retain their culture and traditions.
B) Jackson believed they should keep their culture, while Winnemucca believed they should be
assimilated.
C) Jackson believed they should learn on their own reservations, while Winnemucca called for
their relocation to boarding schools in the East.
D) Jackson believed they should receive formal education in the humanities, while Winnemucca
believed they would be more successful with vocational training.