Chapter 12 Pursuit of Perfection 1. A man who had visited the United States in the 1830s wrote, "Unmarried women in America were unusually emancipated." You would probably give the most credence to his judgement about American women if you also found that A. modern social psychologists contend that America is a "feminine" culture B. middle-class women in the 1830s were increasingly attracted to the 'cult of true womanhood" C. other travelers in the 1830s who came from many different nations had come to the same conclusion as the author D. other travelers in the 1830s who came from the same nation as the author had come to the same conclusion E the first suffragist newspaper had been founded in the 1830s 2. The women's movement in the antebellum period was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT A c lose links with the antislavery and temperance movements B conventions in the Northeast and the Midwest, but not the South C involvement of middle-class women D a broad-based platform of legal and educational rights E demands for equal compensation for equal work 3. The statement that "all men and women are created equal" and that "the history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her.... " was issued by the A. organizers of the National Organization of Women (NOW) B. United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in support of women's rights C. Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention in its "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions." D. supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) E. National Women's Suffrage Association and the American Women's Suffrage Association in a joint unity resolution. 4. At the Seneca Falls Woman's Rights Convention organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1848, the delegates A. organized a political party to nominate candidates for public office B. unanimously endorsed the ratification of an amendment to the Constitution giving women the right to vote in national elections. C. accepted the prevailing notion that women were endowed with weaker intellectual abilities than men D. issued the pamphlet, Treatise on Domestic Economy, instructing women on how to make their homes more efficient and more moral.
Chapter 12 The Pursuit of Perfection Page 2 E. declared that "all men and women are created equal" and that "the history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman....." 5. The 1848 women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, was a protest against A. the use of women workers in textile factories B. the abuse of slave women on Southern plantations C. the failure of the Democratic Party to endorse the Women's Suffrage Movement D. customs and laws that gave women a status inferior to that of men E. state restrictions that prevented women from joining labor unions 6. The 'Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions' issued by the Seneca Falls Convention demanded A. greater rights for women. B. the immediate termination of slavery. C. enlightened treatment of the insane. D. a new role for women in the antislavery movement. E. improvement in prison conditions. 7. Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, most women reformers were most active in the cause of A temperance B woman suffrage C pacifism D immigrants rights E workers rights 8. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) A. was founded by Joseph Smith in the "Burned Over District" of upstate New York B. believed that the Indians were descendants of the lost tribes of Israel. C. established a close-knit communitarian social pattern D. stressed the work ethic E. all of the above 9. The primary objective of the founders of the Know-Nothing party was the A. abolition of slavery B. establishment of free public schools C. improvement of factory working conditions. D. prohibition of the rights of immigrants E. restriction of the rights of immigrants. 10. The hostility of the Know-Nothing Party was directed primarily against A. the growth of cities and industrial manufacturing. B. Irish and German Catholic immigrants. C. Free Masons and members of other fraternal orders. D. abolitionists. E. slaveholders. The establishment of penitentiaries during the 1840s reflected
Chapter 12 The Pursuit of Perfection Page 3 A. a public desire to completely remove criminals from public view and permanently separate them from society so women and children would not be offended by having to look at them. B. a new attitude by the public that criminals were sinners who were beyond redemption; therefore, they should be forced into isolation to protect society from their depredations. C. a new attitude that emphasized more intense corporal punishment for criminals rather than the old religious-based efforts which had emphasized forgiveness. D. the shortage of space to house criminals during the massive crime waves that surged through East Coast cities beginning in 1842. E. a new attitude that looked upon criminals as misguided, in need of help, and penitentiaries were designed to help these misguided souls to reform. 11. The most active people in the religious revivals of the mid-nineteenth century were A. Roman Catholics B. Jews C. Mainstream Protestants D. Quakers E. Evangelical Christians 12. Perfectionism in the mid-nineteenth century is best defined as A improvement in the manners of the lower classes B faith in human capacity to achieve a better life on earth through conscious acts of will C the rewards of church membership and regular attendance at Sunday services D allegiance to the political tenets of Jacksonian democracy E belief in the inevitability of economic progress 13. "I have come to this country to introduce an entire new state of society; to change it from an ignorant, selfish system to an enlightened social system which shall gradually unite all interests into one and remove all causes for contest between individuals." The statement above was made by which nineteenth-century Utopian reformer? A John Humphrey Noyes B Robert Owen C Karl Marx D Andrew Carnegie E Ann Lee 14. The establishment of Brook Farm and the Oneida Community in the antebellum United States reflected A. the influence of Social Darwinism on American thinkers. B. the continued impact of Calvinist ideas on American thought. C. the blossoming of perfectionist aspirations. D. attempts to foster racial integration. E. the implementation of Masonic schemes for social improvement.
Chapter 12 The Pursuit of Perfection Page 4 15. The American Transcendentalists may best be characterized as which of the following? A. A group of Northern intellectuals who shared a belief in the value of human intuition, the presence of divinity in nature, and an emotional comprehension of God. B. A religious sect that believed to the concept of sin and the necessity for forgiveness from God and from fellow worshippers. C. A number of loosely organized communitarians who engaged in sexual experiments outside the confines of marriage. D. A sect of former Unitarian ministers who expected Christ to descend to earth within their lifetimes. E. A persecuted band who had to flee to the West because of their unpopular ideas about polygamy and other unconventional practices. 16. The theme of individualism is most evident in the writings of A. Jonathan Edwards. B. Ralph Waldo Emerson C. George Fitzhugh D. Washington Irving. E. Nathaniel Hawthorne. 17. Noah Webster, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and James Fenimore Cooper were all significant as A. Literary figures of the Transcendentalist movement B. Pioneers in the development of the American novel. C. The compilers of a well-known dictionary D. Contributes to a more distinctly American literature. E. Trend setters in American popular culture. 18. Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Fenimore Cooper, Herman Melville, Margaret Fuller and Theodore Parker were all involved in developing the transcendentalist philosophy of the A. Shaker community in New Lebanon, New York B. Mormon community in Palmyra, New York C. New Harmony community in upstate New York D. Oneida community in upstate New York E. Brook Farm community in Roxbury, Massachusetts. 19. Henry David Thoreau A. wrote that "under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also prison." B. lived for many years in England's lakes region where he wrote Walden Pond. C. believed that institutions should take precedence over moral issues D. opposed abolitionism as being disruptive. E. was an orthodox Calvinist in his religious views. 20. Which of the following authors is NOT correctly paired with a novel or short story that he wrote? A. Herman Melville, Moby Dick
Chapter 12 The Pursuit of Perfection Page 5 B. James Fenimore Cooper; Conspiracy of Pontiac C. Nathaniel Hawthorne; The Scarlet Letter D. Washington Irving; "Rip Van Winkle" E. Edgar Alan Poe; "The Fall of the House of Usher" 21. Art of the Hudson River school may be described as A. Classically romantic, expressing an air of wonder at the mystery of nature. B. Brutally realistic in its depiction of often unpleasant subjects C. Concentrating on grimy scenes of everyday life in crowded New York City tenements D. Almost completely abstract. E. Concerned with portraiture to the exclusion of significant landscape painting. 22. Members of the Hudson River School were best known for their paintings of A portraits B battle scenes C sporting scenes D landscapes E still life 23. Of the "Five Civilized Tribes" forced to move west in the 1830's, the tribe which resisted relocation the most successfully was the A Choctaws B Chickasaws C Cherokees D Creeks E Seminoles 24. In 1837, Mary Lyon established the first college for women called A Oberlin College B The Troy (New York) Female Seminary C Mt. Holyoke Seminary D Radcliffe College E Bryn Mawr College 25. The American Female Moral Reform Society led an important crusade in the 1830's to A imprison female prostitutes B lobby for actions against men who led women into prostitution C advocate temperance among women D promote the use of birth control devices E build penitentiaries for women only 26. The American Renaissance is a phenomenon best described as A political B musical C literary D psychological E economic
Chapter 12 The Pursuit of Perfection Page 6 27. As the above print suggests, temperance and the campaign against the consumption of alcohol was an important reform for society because A it would control the bad habits of immigrants B alcohol abuse led to destruction of the family C alcohol was a problem for men only D alcohol consumption was closely tied to secret societies E alcohol consumption was connected to the use of opium 28. "I am in eamest-i will not equivocate-i will not excuse-i will not retreat a single inch-and 1 will be heard" The above quotation expresses the sentiment of which group interested in the subject of slavery? A gradual abolitionists B immediate abolitionists C "back to Africa" advocates D segregationists E pro-slavery advocates
Chapter 12 The Pursuit of Perfection Page 7 th 29. The painting above represents a movement in the early 19 century known as A the Second Great Awakening B environmentalism C nativism D Manifest Destiny E democracy 30. During the first half of the nineteenth century, the central and western areas of New York were known as the "burned-over district" because A of intense religious zeal created during the Second Great Awakening B terrible fires had followed the clear-cut logging by pioneers in that part of the state C the area had not recovered from the devastation of the War of 1812 D American Indian settlements had been completely destroyed as settlers moved in and took over the land E the region's economy had never revived after the hardships that that followed the Whiskey Rebellion