Chapter 15
The Ferment of Reform
and Culture, 1790–1860
Question
The Second Great Awakening
a) transformed the place of religion in American life and
sent a generation of believers out on their missions
to perfect the world.
b) relied on reason rather than revelation, on science
rather than the Bible.
c) held that God existed in only one person (hence
unitarian), and not in the orthodox Trinity.
d) rejected prison reform, the temperance cause, the
women’s movement, and the crusade to abolish
slavery.
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Answer
The Second Great Awakening
a) transformed the place of religion in American life and
sent a generation of believers out on their missions
to perfect the world. (correct)
b) relied on reason rather than revelation, on science
rather than the Bible.
c) held that God existed in only one person (hence
unitarian), and not in the orthodox Trinity.
d) rejected prison reform, the temperance cause, the
women’s movement, and the crusade to abolish
slavery.
Hint: See page 340.
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Question
All of the following were true of Brook Farm EXCEPT
a) it inspired the brotherly and sisterly cooperation of
about twenty intellectuals, committed to the
philosophy of transcendentalism.
b) it prospered reasonably well until 1846, when it lost,
by fire, a large new communal building shortly before
its completion.
c) the venture in “plain living and high thinking” lasted
until well after the Civil War.
d) the Brook Farm experiment inspired Nathaniel
Hawthorne’s classic novel, The Blithedale Romance.
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Answer
All of the following were true of Brook Farm EXCEPT
a) it inspired the brotherly and sisterly cooperation of
about twenty intellectuals, committed to the
philosophy of transcendentalism.
b) it prospered reasonably well until 1846, when it lost,
by fire, a large new communal building shortly before
its completion.
c) the venture in “plain living and high thinking” lasted
until well after the Civil War. (correct)
d) the Brook Farm experiment inspired Nathaniel
Hawthorne’s classic novel, The Blithedale Romance.
Hint: See page 354.
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Question
All of the following were true of the Mormons EXCEPT
a) it was a native American product, a new religion, destined to
spread its influence worldwide.
b) their individualistic sect antagonized rank-and-file Americans,
who were dedicated to cooperative free enterprise.
c) accusations of polygamy likewise arose and increased in
intensity, for Joseph Smith was reputed to have several wives.
d) under the rigidly disciplined management of Brigham Young,
the community became a prosperous frontier theocracy and a
cooperative commonwealth.
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Answer
All of the following were true of the Mormons EXCEPT
a) it was a native American product, a new religion, destined to
spread its influence worldwide.
b) their individualistic sect antagonized rank-and-file Americans,
who were dedicated to cooperative free enterprise. (correct)
c) accusations of polygamy likewise arose and increased in
intensity, for Joseph Smith was reputed to have several wives.
d) under the rigidly disciplined management of Brigham Young,
the community became a prosperous frontier theocracy and a
cooperative commonwealth.
Hint: See pages 343–344.
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Question
The American Temperance Society did all of the following
EXCEPT
a) implored drinkers to sign the temperance pledge.
b) organized children’s clubs, known as the “Cold
Water Army.”
c) made effective use of pictures, pamphlets, and lurid
lecturers, some of whom were reformed drunkards.
d) decreased the efficiency of labor.
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Answer
The American Temperance Society did all of the following
EXCEPT
a) implored drinkers to sign the temperance pledge.
b) organized children’s clubs, known as the “Cold
Water Army.”
c) made effective use of pictures, pamphlets, and lurid
lecturers, some of whom were reformed drunkards.
d) decreased the efficiency of labor. (correct)
Hint: See page 350.
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Question
The Maine Law legislated
a) abolitionism.
b) social purity.
c) penitentiary reform.
d) temperance.
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Answer
The Maine Law legislated
a) abolitionism.
b) social purity.
c) penitentiary reform.
d) temperance. (correct)
Hint: See page 351.
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Question
The most important document to emerge from the
Convention at Seneca Falls was a
a) “Declaration of Independence.”
b) “Declaration of Sentiments.”
c) “Declaration of the Rights of Man.”
d) “Declaration of Secession.”
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Answer
The most important document to emerge from the
Convention at Seneca Falls was a
a) “Declaration of Independence.”
b) “Declaration of Sentiments.” (correct)
c) “Declaration of the Rights of Man.”
d) “Declaration of Secession.”
Hint: See page 352.
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Question
All of the following were true of Transcendentalism
EXCEPT it
a) resulted in part from a liberalizing of the straightjacket Puritan
theology.
b) advocated the prevailing theory, derived from John Locke, that
all knowledge comes to the mind through the senses.
c) owed much to foreign influences, including the German
romantic philosophers and the religions of Asia.
d) posited that every person possesses an inner light that can
illuminate the highest truth and put him or her in direct touch
with God, or the “Oversoul.”
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Answer
All of the following were true of Transcendentalism
EXCEPT it
a) resulted in part from a liberalizing of the straightjacket Puritan
theology.
b) advocated the prevailing theory, derived from John Locke, that
all knowledge comes to the mind through the senses. (correct)
c) owed much to foreign influences, including the German
romantic philosophers and the religions of Asia.
d) posited that every person possesses an inner light that can
illuminate the highest truth and put him or her in direct touch
with God, or the “Oversoul.”
Hint: See page 361.
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Question
The Oneida Community practiced all of the
following EXCEPT
a) Polyandry (multiple husbands).
b) free love (“complex marriage”).
c) birth control (through “male continence,” or
coitus reservatus).
d) eugenic selection of parents to produce
superior offspring.
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Answer
The Oneida Community practiced all of the
following EXCEPT
a) Polyandry (multiple husbands). (correct)
b) free love (“complex marriage”).
c) birth control (through “male continence,” or
coitus reservatus).
d) eugenic selection of parents to produce
superior offspring.
Hint: See page 354.
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Question
All of the following were members of the Hudson
River School EXCEPT
a) Gilbert Stuart.
b) Louis Daguerre.
c) Charles Willson Peale.
d) John Trumbull.
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Answer
All of the following were members of the Hudson
River School EXCEPT
a) Gilbert Stuart.
b) Louis Daguerre. (correct)
c) Charles Willson Peale.
d) John Trumbull.
Hint: See page 359.
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Question
Minstrel shows featured all of the following
EXCEPT
a) Evangelist preachers.
b) white actors with blackened faces.
c) rhythmic and nostalgic “darky” tunes.
d) “Dixie.”
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Answer
Minstrel shows featured all of the following
EXCEPT
a) Evangelist preachers. (correct)
b) white actors with blackened faces.
c) rhythmic and nostalgic “darky” tunes.
d) “Dixie.”
Hint: See page 360.
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