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Question 1

Located in Chicago, what was the most well-known settlement house in the United States?
 
  A) Hull House
  B) Denison House
  C) Henry Street Settlement
  D) Toynbee Hall

Question 2

Such reformers as Mary Gove and Paulina Wright were interested in __________.
 
  A) fighting for women's property rights
  B) encouraging sexual passivity and chastity among women
  C) liberating fallen women from their work in brothels
  D) educating women on their reproductive rights and health

Question 3

During World War II, why were many American mainstream newspapers initially reluctant to publish articles about the Holocaust in Europe?
 
  A) They were hesitant to print potentially false atrocity stories amid a glut of war news.
  B) They were not sympathetic to the horrors facing Europe's Jewish population.
  C) They felt that this situation was already significantly covered by European newspapers.
  D) They believed that the images and stories were too shocking for the American public.



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