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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.   in ancient Rome
B.   during the industrial revolution in the 1800s
C.   after World War II in the United States
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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
Early twentieth century feminists saw suburban homes as an enlightened way of promoting sexual equality through living arrangements.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Between 1901–1920, a majority of immigrants came from __________.
A.   Northern and Western Europe
B.   Asia and Latin America
C.   Southern and Eastern Europe
D.   Ireland, England, and Scotland
Question #7
Immigration was spurred at the beginning of the twentieth century by __________.
A.   stiff immigration laws
B.   religious dissent
C.   opening of the frontier
D.   the technology of larger and faster steamships
Question #8
The so-called “new” or third wave immigrants in the early twentieth century came from __________.
A.   Mexico
B.   Northern and Western Europe
C.   West Africa
D.   Southern and Eastern Europe
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 South
B.   The West
C.   The East
D.   The North
Question #11
After slavery was abolished in 1865, most blacks became:
A.   Small businessmen
B.   Farmers
C.   Industrial workers
D.   Sharecroppers
Question #12
When comparing wealth, white wealth is ___________ times black wealth.
A.   no difference
B.   5 times
C.   10 times
D.   20 times
Question #13
The movement of blacks out of the South and into Northern cities is referred to as:
A.   The Northern Flight
B.   The Great Migration
C.   Jim Crow
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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