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Question #1
The middle-class idea that work outside the home was a man’s world, and the home itself was a center of civilization and security managed by women, first emerged __________.
A.   after World War II in the United States
B.   during the industrial revolution in the 1800s
C.   in ancient Rome
Question #2
The fact that men’s and women’s places in, and experience of, the city have not been the same has received much scholarly attention from sociologists since the late 1800s.    
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
When the Chicago School sociologists examined the impact of the city on newcomers, it was the urban experiences of males (­not females­) that were the focus of discussion.          
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
The technological advances in labor saving devices introduced in the 1920s made it possible for more women to spend time outside the home for the first time.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
Early twentieth century feminists saw suburban homes as an enlightened way of promoting sexual equality through living arrangements.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
Between 1901–1920, a majority of immigrants came from __________.
A.   Southern and Eastern Europe
B.   Asia and Latin America
C.   Northern and Western Europe
D.   Ireland, England, and Scotland
Question #7
Immigration was spurred at the beginning of the twentieth century by __________.
A.   the technology of larger and faster steamships
B.   stiff immigration laws
C.   opening of the frontier
D.   religious dissent
Question #8
The so-called “new” or third wave immigrants in the early twentieth century came from __________.
A.   Southern and Eastern Europe
B.   Mexico
C.   Northern and Western Europe
D.   West Africa
Question #9
The “third wave immigrants” generally __________.
A.   were farmers who settled in rural areas
B.   concentrated in the industrial cities
C.   were Protestants
Question #10
In 1890, most blacks in the United States live in:
A.   The North
B.   The East
C.   The South
D.   The West
Question #11
After slavery was abolished in 1865, most blacks became:
A.   Sharecroppers
B.   Industrial workers
C.   Farmers
D.   Small businessmen
Question #12
When comparing wealth, white wealth is ___________ times black wealth.
A.   20 times
B.   no difference
C.   5 times
D.   10 times
Question #13
The movement of blacks out of the South and into Northern cities is referred to as:
A.   Jim Crow
B.   The Northern Flight
C.   The Great Migration
Question #14
William Julius Wilson argues that to understand the plight of the disadvantaged underclass in US inner cities, one must __________.
A.   study changes in the economy that took jobs away from the cities
B.   examine the inner workings of racism in America
C.   look at federal government programs that failed to protect the poor

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