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what brought about the change in how people lived and spent their leisure time?
a. weekends off and lower pay
b. new technologies and shorter work hours
c. increased pay and larger homes
d. all of the above
2. william randolph hearst and joseph pulitzer became famous for
a. inventing high speed printing press
b. inventing moving pictures
c. establishing newspapers with high standards
d. transforming newspapers into forms of entertainment
3. pulps were magazines made of wood-pulp paper that usually had the subject of the american west or science fiction.
a. true
b. false
4. dime novels were so popular because
a. they only weighed as much as a dime, so people could carry them anywhere
b. they were cheap, and more were available because of the high speed printing press
c. they were given away for free
d. they were usually stories from the bible
5. the pulitzer award is given for outstanding achievements in newspapers only—because joseph pulitzer himself was a journalist.
a. true
b. false
6. we know trolley parks to be similar to
a. still trolley parks
b. zoos
c. amusement parks
d. playgrounds
7. a variety show consisting of acts such as animal acts, short plays, and jugglers was called
a. trolly parks
b. vaudevilles
c. one acts
d. comedy shows
8. what was america’s favorite sport in the early 1900s?
a. football
b. rugby
c. soccer
d. baseball
9. which of the following is not one of henry ford’s achievements?
a. introduction of the five day work week
b. invention of the automobile
c. increasing wages to five dollars a day
d. changed the way convayer belts were used
10. henry ford's model t contributed to a changing america because it was a faster, lightweight automobile that the masses (mostly middle class) could afford.
a. true
b. false