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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political changes occurred during the Gilded Age?
(a) Congress gained the power of veto.
(b) The Supreme Court was formed.
(c) Socialist policies allowed more governmental control.
(d) Politics became corrupt.

2. With which political party is Woodrow Wilson associated?
(a) The Libertarian Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Progressive Party.

3. Which scientific theory became popular during the Gilded Age?
(a) The Theory of Quantum Mechanics.
(b) Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
(c) Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
(d) The Big Bang Theory.

4. What studies did Franklin Roosevelt pursue?
(a) Science and medicine.
(b) Literature and writing.
(c) Law and politics.
(d) Languages.

5. Which political philosophies did Woodrow Wilson admire?
(a) French.
(b) British.
(c) German.
(d) Greek.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hofstadter, which politician represented the interests of those who survived Reconstruction in the South?

2. In which famous trial did William Jennings Bryan argue against the teaching of evolution?

3. How does Hofstadter characterize American culture in the late nineteenth century?

4. With which political group did Theodore Roosevelt associate?

5. How does Hofstadter describe Grover Cleveland's economic policies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was The New Deal?

2. How did the Second World War affect Roosevelt's career?

3. How did the business elite justify their great wealth in the late 19th century?

4. Why did Theodore Roosevelt enter politics?

5. How did Woodrow Wilson rise to power?

6. How did Theodore Roosevelt affect American politics after his term in office?

7. Why did William Jennings Bryan resign as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of War?

8. How did Herbert Hoover rise to power?

9. How did William Jennings Bryan rise to power?

10. Describe Herbert Hoover.

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