Author Question: This map showing the location of both secular and religious utopian communities in the United States ... (Read 91 times)

rlane42 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

What form of entertainment, characterized by low admission fees and a democratic approach, was geared for the masses in the late nineteenth century?

A) vaudeville
B) European operas
C) musical comedies
D) Old World theater productions

Question 2

The philosophy of Transcendentalism relied on __________ for insights and inspiration.

A) the market economy
B) the abolition of slavery
C) nature
D) traditional religion

Question 3

The writings of the Spanish bishop Bartolom de Las Casas that appear in the English edition known as The Tears of the Indians portray the Spanish conquistadores as __________.

A) religious and humane
B) savagely brutal
C) kind and generous slave owners
D) victorious in celebration

Question 4

What was one positive result of the eight-hour day that labor demanded from employers?

A) a conversion to the free silver standard
B) greater acceptance of unions
C) increased leisure time for workers
D) greater wage increases for women in low-skilled jobs

Question 5

This map showing the location of both secular and religious utopian communities in the United States reveals that __________.

A) the Mormons were a sedentary sect
B) the South was not as receptive to these communities as the North
C) the mid-Atlantic seacoast was a hotbed of utopian reform
D) there were more Shaker communities in the Midwest than New England