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Chpt. 14 Quiz

Question 1 of 16

1

Which of the following was NOT a risk associated with life on the frontier?

Select one of the following:

  • Disease

  • Insanity

  • Depression

  • Alien Abduction

Explanation

Question 2 of 16

1

Which of the following is NOT a species that was depleted by western settlers and frontiersmen?

Select one of the following:

  • Enhydra lutris

  • Bison bison

  • Bunodactis stelloides

  • Castor canadensis

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

1

Which of the following states was NOT admitted to the Union before 1860?

Select one of the following:

  • Illinois

  • Minnesota

  • Wisconsin

  • Kansas

  • Oregon

  • Florida

  • Kentucky

Explanation

Question 4 of 16

1

Which of the following is NOT a reason that many European immigrants came to America?

Select one of the following:

  • They were attracted by the promise of a democratic government.

  • They wanted to be free from oppressive state churches.

  • They wished to take advantage of the multiple opportunities for acquiring land.

  • They wanted to meet Chuck Norris in person.

Explanation

Question 5 of 16

1

Which of the following immigrant groups had the largest impact on the American political system?

Select one of the following:

  • The Irish

  • The Germans

  • The Wookies

  • Chuck Norris OWNS the American political system, fool.

Explanation

Question 6 of 16

1

Which of the following inventions was instrumental in the start of the Industrial Revolution in America?

Select one or more of the following:

  • The Cotton Gin

  • The Tesla Coil

  • Textile Machinery

  • The Automatic Rifle

Explanation

Question 7 of 16

1

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the Northern States were ideally suited to a factory-based economy?

Select one of the following:

  • The Northern soil was poor, discouraging farming.

  • The rivers of the North were fast and narrow, ideal for water-powered mills.

  • The high population density of the North provided plenty of labor and market consumers.

  • The tribes of Northern Dwarves showed the humans many techniques for forging, craftsmanship, and industry, improving their efficiency and skill.

Explanation

Question 8 of 16

1

Which of the following is a direct descendant of mass production as Eli Whitney envisioned and pioneered?

Select one of the following:

  • The 20th Century Fox movie studio (Dun-da-da-daaa, dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-daaaaaa!)

  • Henry Ford's Assembly Line

  • The New York Metro System

  • Chuck Norris's granny baking delicious cookies with the blood of his enemies

Explanation

Question 9 of 16

1

Which of the following BEST explains why it is a good idea to become a rich factory owner and not a penniless laborer in 1860?

Select one of the following:

  • Because laborers are lame

  • Because laborers have no rights

  • Because becoming rich off of other people's suffering and unscrupulous business methods is good spiritual fulfillment and contributes to your moral strength and equity

  • Because Chuck Norris says that you should, and not doing what Chuck Norris says is a REALLY BAD IDEA

Explanation

Question 10 of 16

1

Which of the following was NOT an invention that hugely impacted western farming in the former half of the 19th century?

Select one of the following:

  • John Deere's steel plow

  • Cyrus McCormick's mechanical mower-reaper

  • Spock's mind-meld-in-a-box

  • Robert Fulton's steam-powered riverboat

Explanation

Question 11 of 16

1

Which of the following regions is correctly paired with its economic strength?

Select one of the following:

  • The North; large-scale cotton production

  • The South; large-scale factory production

  • The Midwest; large-scale grain production

  • The Westfarthing; large-scale Longbottom Leaf production

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

1

Which of the following was NOT an invention that influenced the Industrial Revolution in America?

Select one of the following:

  • Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin

  • Samuel Morse's Telegraph

  • John Deere's Steel Plow

  • Vilden Madoff's Twin Ion Engine Starfighter

Explanation

Question 13 of 16

1

Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

Select one of the following:

  • The German immigrants kept largely to themselves, preserving their culture and language

  • The evolution of the American Transportation System allowed landlocked Midwestern states access to larger, further afield markets for their crops.

  • As the American settlers pushed west, they changed the landscape by introducing nonnative species, clearing the land, and decimating native species.

  • Chuck Norris is not the most powerful force in the Universe.

Explanation

Question 14 of 16

1

Which of the following disasters would MOST LIKELY have the most direct impact on the economy of the state with which it is paired?

Select one of the following:

  • widespread flooding; Oregon

  • corn blight; Connecticut

  • multiple industrial fires; New York

  • alien invasion; Texas

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

1

If personified by an animal, the American West would most accurately be symbolized by which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • The American Buffalo

  • The European Pig

  • The Klingon Targh

  • The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

Explanation

Question 16 of 16

1

Which of the following famous fictional characters would MOST LIKELY laugh at a tasteless joke about women and children's labor rights in the 1800s?

Select one of the following:

  • Santa Claus

  • Count Olaf

  • Clark Kent

  • Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

Explanation

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