Source-based Multiple Choice

Choose the letter of the best answer.


The following questions refer to the following photograph by Lewis Hine.



Library of Congress

1. The photograph above is best understood in the context of
a. the theory of Social Darwinism.
b. the consolidation of large corporations in the United States.
c. organized workers confronting corporate power directly.
d. industrialization of the nation leading to an expanded industrial workforce.




2. Which of the following was the most likely intended audience for the photograph above?
a. Local and national labor unions
b. Segments of society that lived in relative poverty
c. Settlement houses and self-help groups
d. Critics of the corporate ethic and existing social order




3. In the period of between 1865 and 1898, the activities portrayed in the photograph above were justified and defended by
a. the Social Gospel.
b. Social Darwinism.
c. settlement houses.
d. the People’s (Populist) Party.