Unit 4 Reading Quiz 2
Name:________________________________________
Part I. Sentence Completion. Chose the word that best completes the sentence. Use the word bank.
The various progressive reforms sponsored by the Roosevelt administration were known as the (1)___________.
During the Roosevelt presidency, Congress passed legislation strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). The
(2)__________ made it illegal for railroad officials to give, and for shippers to receive, rebates for using certain railroads, while
the (3)__________ strictly limited the distribution of free railroad passes and gave the ICC power to set maximum railroad rates.
Responding to The Jungle, written by (4)_________, Congress passed the (5)__________ which required strict cleanliness
requirements for meatpackers and created a program of federal meat inspections.
The (6)__________ halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling so consumers would be
given accurate information to make wise decisions.
To help promote conservation, Teddy Roosevelt named (7)_________ head of the U.S. Forest Service.
The (8)__________ set aside money from the sale of public lands in the West to fund large-scale irrigation projects.
The (9)__________, which prohibited corporations from acquiring the stock of another if doing so would create a monopoly, and
the (10)___________ , a watchdog agency with the power to investigate businesses for possible violations of regulatory statutes,
were two key antitrust measures passed during Wilson’s first term.
The (11)__________ allows for an income tax. This was instituted along with the Underwood Tariff which substantially cut tariff
rates for the first time since the Civil War.
The (12)__________ divides the nation into 12 districts, each with a regional central bank, in order to endure stability in the
banking industry.
Word Bank
A. Clayton Antitrust Act
B. New Freedom
C. Square Deal
D. Meat Inspection Act
E. Federal Reserve Act
F. Upton Sinclair
G. Gifford Pinchot
H. Richard Ballinger
I. Elkins Act
J. Hepburn Act
K. Underwood Tariff
L. National Reclamation (Newlands) Act M. Pure Food & Drug Act
N. 16th Amendment
O. Federal Trade Commission
Part II. Multiple Choice. Circle the letter of the BEST answer.
13. What was the main purpose of President
Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal? (C.2.b)
a. To increase the budgets of the four
military branches
b. To coordinate the efforts of federal and
state governments to improve the
distribution of wealth
c. To promote policies beneficial to U.S.
society as a whole, not just certain sectors
d. To ensure all citizens enjoyed their
constitutional rights
15. Which action by President Taft showed he was
more progressive than his critics were willing to
admit? (C.2.b)
a. Firing Gifford Pinchot to end the
Ballinger-Pinchot controversy
b. Sending U.S. troops to Nicaragua to
protect U.S. citizens
c. Ordering an antitrust suit to be filed
against U.S. Steel
d. Signing into law the protectionist PayneAldrich Tariff Act
14. What belief guided President Theodore
Roosevelt’s efforts as a trustbuster? (C.2.b)
a. The government needed to protect
women and children in the workplace
b. City governments were incapable of
fighting corruption
c. Labor unions posed a serious threat to the
country’s economic stability
d. Business monopolies were harmful to the
public interest
16. Which development was most attributable to the
influence of the Progressive movement at the turn
of the twentieth century? (C.2.b)
a. Politicians taking a more laissez-faire
approach to economic issues
b. Government becoming more responsive
to social issues
c. A growing interest in expanding U.S.
influence beyond the nation’s borders
d. The acceptance of Charles Darwin’s
theory of evolution
17. Which of the following is NOT an example of an
issue that contributed to a split in the Republican
Party during the Taft administration? (C.2.b)
a. The Payne-Aldrich Tariff retained high
rates on imports, rather than reduce
tariffs
b. Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger
removed 1 million acres of forest and
mining land from federal protection
c. Taft ordered an antitrust lawsuit filed
against U.S. Steel, and successfully busted
90 trusts in his four years in office.
d. Taft supported political party boss,
Joseph Cannon, as Speaker of the House
18. The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act
(1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the
Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) was to ______. (C.2.b)
a. eliminate unfair business practices
b. reduce imports from foreign nations
c. reduce the power of the unions
d. increase the power of local governments
19. A progressive income tax is based on what idea?
(C.2.b)
a. taxpayers with larger incomes should be
taxed at a higher rate
b. all taxpayers should be taxed equal
amounts of money
c. all income should be taxed at the same
rate
d. taxation should be used to encourage
social programs
20. President Woodrow Wilson supported creation of
the Federal Reserve System in 1913 to_____. (C.2.b)
a. balance the federal budget
b. regulate the amount of money in
circulation
c. serve as a source of loans for farmers
d. solve the financial problems of the Great
Depression