Author Question: As a new kind of reform community, the Henry Street settlement was essentially a community of: A) ... (Read 107 times)

maychende · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The main area of agreement between the Progressives and their Populist predecessors was:

A) confidence in the virtues of the farmer.
B) a belief that change could be accomplished through the political process.
C) a shared unrealistic idealism.
D) a focus on urban issues.

Question 2

A major reason why Progressive women like Jane Addams turned to settlement work was:

A) dissatisfaction with the choices that society offered to women.
B) their belief that women are more compassionate than men.
C) settlement work required less professional training.
D) out of boredom with their loveless marriages.

Question 3

In general, progressives were:

A) optimistic about citizens improving socioeconomic conditions.
B) revolutionaries pressing for radical reforms.
C) applying the ideas of Social Darwinism as reforms.
D) anti-political, preferring to emphasize improving individual character.

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT an involvement of Lillian Wald and her Henry Street Settlement?

A) providing visiting nurse and health care services
B) lobbying for first school lunch programs
C) providing the National Negro Conference a meeting place
D) promoting industrial efficiency

Question 5

As a new kind of reform community, the Henry Street settlement was essentially a community of:

A) bohemian radicals who worked to change the political system.
B) college-educated women who helped to solve the problems of modern urban life.
C) artisans gathered in a communal factory.
D) machine politicians to deliver essential services to immigrants' communities.