History 111 - The Women in America » Fall 2022 » RQ 4

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Question #1
Which of the following is a reason the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 had a deadly outcome AND has the correct death toll?
A.   The women died of smoke inhalation since they worked underground. 149 died.
B.   The doors were wide open, but the women trampled each other running out. 150 died.
C.   The doors were locked from the outside and the fire escapes pulled away from the building. 146 died.
D.   The women fell asleep while working and didn't realize there was a fire. 150 died.
Question #2
How does Beard explain women’s affinity for reforms she identifies as “municipal housekeeping?”
A.   Beard explains that Progressive era women didn't have a lot of options, so helping others was the only way they could make money and become wealthy
B.   Women have learned that in order to fix the afflictions of human misery, they have to "swat at its nest" to get rid of the problem at its source
C.   She explains that women are natural "busybodies," so it shouldn't be a surprise that women want to try to fix everything and then fail
D.   She explains that women love being indoors and don't want to help anyone outside of their own families
Question #3
Which of the following was NOT a reason that women decided to leave their homelands and come to the United States in the late nineteenth century?
A.   To reunite with their families
B.   For economic opportunities
C.   To reunite with their husbands
D.   To live off the grid and live off of the wealth from the "old country"
Question #4
What was the very first act of protest by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns? In what way was the date and location of this act strategic?
A.   The first act of protest was a suffrage parade held the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration because all of the nation's attention was on Washington, DC.
B.   A march in New York City on March 3, 1933 because 3 was the number of completion and unity.
C.   A march on the Philadelphia state house in 1917 because only women in Western states could vote.
D.   A voting rights parade from Boston to New York City to show that women were strong and could do hard things, including walking far and voting.
Question #5
Which answer contains BOTH names of the first federal receiving stations for immigrants on the East Coast and the West Coast?
A.   Monarch Island and Mercy Island
B.   Angel Island and Ellis Island
C.   Catalina Island and Vaquero Island
D.   Queen's Island and Ellis Island

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