Cross of Gold speech - Quiz
A) A buzz of anticipation B) Silence and confusion among the crowd C) Outright hostility from the gold delegates D) A sense of indifference
A) A well-known spokesman for silver B) A fierce defender of the gold standard C) A political newcomer with no experience D) A former president of the United States
A) The pump was more than primed, it was ready to explode B) The audience was completely uninterested in silver C) The delegates were tired and ready to go home D) The gold men had already won the debate
A) As a defense of the cause of humanity B) As a personal attack on his opponents C) As a proposal to run for president D) As a lecture on economic theory
A) It led to his immediate disqualification B) It caused them to ignore him C) It made them suspicious of his motives D) It helped disarm them
A) Like an angry mob B) Like a group of confused students C) Like a trained choir D) Like a disinterested gathering
A) Brother has been arrayed against brother B) A race to the finish line C) A business negotiation D) A game of chess
A) Only those who work on the Board of Trade B) Wage earners, farmers, and miners C) Only corporation counsels D) Only merchants in large metropolitan areas
A) The gold delegates cheered loudly B) The hall exploded with sound C) The audience fell into complete silence D) The chairman ended the session
A) Standing as if they thought the audience was about to turn on them B) Joining in the enthusiasm for silver C) Cheering along with the delegates D) Trying to silence the crowd
A) Death to the gold standard! B) My God! My God! My God! C) Silver for all! D) Victory for the Union!
A) He was abandoning compromise with gold forces B) He was resigning from the party C) He was challenging his opponent to a duel D) He was declaring bankruptcy
A) By calling him a coward B) By noting he was nominated on the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo C) By criticizing his physical appearance D) By ignoring him entirely
A) Federalism versus states' rights B) Legislating for the well-to-do versus legislating for the masses C) Internationalism versus isolationism D) Monarchy versus democracy
A) Government would cease to function B) Cities would spring up again as if by magic C) The economy would collapse forever D) The country would become a rural paradise
A) That it should be left to private banks B) That it should only be accomplished through international agreement C) That gold should be the only currency D) That it should be banned in the United States
A) The Industrial Revolution B) The issue of 1776 C) The Civil War D) The Declaration of Independence
A) Arms extended to his sides as if offering himself as sacrifice B) Hands clenched in fists of anger C) Pointing at the gold delegates D) Holding a gold coin in the air
A) We shall win this fight. B) Liberty is our destiny. C) You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. D) The masses will rise.
A) Chicago, Illinois B) Washington, D.C. C) New York, New York D) Crete, Nebraska
A) Rutherford B. Hayes B) William B. Allison C) Richard P. Bland D) Grover Cleveland
A) Richard P. Bland B) Rutherford B. Hayes C) William B. Allison D) Grover Cleveland
A) $5 million B) $1 million C) $10 million D) $2 million
A) Grover Cleveland B) Richard P. Bland C) William B. Allison D) Rutherford B. Hayes
A) January 1, 1878 B) February 28, 1878 C) July 4, 1880 D) March 15, 1876
A) Remained steady B) Steep decline C) Became volatile D) Rapid increase
A) William B. Allison B) Richard P. Bland C) Rutherford B. Hayes D) Grover Cleveland
A) Chicago B) Washington D.C. C) Nebraska D) New York
A) 1873 B) 1933 C) 1896 D) 1900
A) 14:1 B) 15.8:1 C) 16:1 D) 15:1
A) Until 1933 B) Until 1900 C) Until 1896 D) Until 1971
A) Alexander Hamilton B) Samuel D. Ingham C) Grover Cleveland D) William Jennings Bryan
A) Democratic B) Whig C) Republican D) Federalist
A) The repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act B) Wages were cut C) The assassination of a union leader D) A shortage of railroad supplies
A) William McKinley B) Henry M. Teller C) William Jennings Bryan D) John Altgeld
A) 35 B) 36 C) 34 D) 40
A) John Altgeld B) Henry M. Teller C) Grover Cleveland D) William McKinley
A) The Populist Party B) The Progressive Party C) The Whig Party D) The Silver Republican Party
A) 35 B) 36 C) 30 D) 40
A) Campaigning in the West B) In his office in Washington C) At the Chicago Coliseum D) Fishing off the New Jersey coast
A) Gold Ben B) Silver Ben C) Pitchfork Ben D) The Orator of the Platte
A) A reporter friend B) President Cleveland C) Senator David B. Hill D) Governor Altgeld
A) Worked on his speech B) Ate a sandwich C) Debated Senator Vilas D) Slept
A) A tactical blunder B) Really painful C) A sign of confusion D) A relief to him
A) A sudden calm emerged B) The crowd turned hostile C) Bedlam broke loose D) Silence reigned supreme
A) Senator Jones B) Governor Altgeld C) Bland D) The police chief
A) July 11 B) July 12 C) July 10 D) July 9
A) Two-thirds B) Three-quarters C) A simple majority D) A unanimous vote
A) Third B) Second C) First D) Last
A) The fourth B) The first C) The fifth D) The third
A) The Cleveland Plain Dealer B) The Akron Journal and Republican C) The New York World D) The Wall Street Journal
A) Lunacy B) Demagoguery C) Eloquence D) Hysteria
A) Paolo E. Coletta B) William McKinley C) Mark Hanna D) James Ledbetter
A) Mark Hanna B) The author of the New York World editorial C) The Pullman Company D) Hermann Ahlwardt
A) Paolo E. Coletta B) Hermann Ahlwardt C) The editor of The New York World D) Mark Hanna
A) A secret fundraising tour of the South B) A nationwide train tour C) A front porch campaign D) Public debates against Bryan
A) A failure to convince the delegates B) A minor event that was quickly forgotten C) An insult to the intelligence of the delegates D) Unprecedented sway over a national convention
A) Establish a new religious movement B) Save the poor from starvation C) End the influence of the Populist party D) Overthrow the government
A) The national audience. B) The business elite. C) True believers. D) Urban intellectuals.
A) Trickle-down economics. B) Supply-side economics. C) New Deal. D) Share Our Wealth.
A) Franklin Roosevelt. B) Huey Long. C) Ronald Reagan. D) William Safire.
A) Free Silver. B) Trickle-down economics. C) The New Deal. D) Populism.
A) William McKinley. B) Franklin Roosevelt. C) Ronald Reagan. D) Huey Long.
A) Michael Kazin B) Robert W. Cherny C) Paolo E. Coletta D) Stanley L. Jones
A) 2006 B) 1964 C) 1896 D) 1985
A) The Presidential Election of 1896 B) Passion and Preferences C) A Godly Hero D) Realigning America
A) The North American Review B) The Journal of American History C) The Mississippi Valley Historical Review D) Political Science Quarterly
A) Kevin Phillips B) Don Taxay C) David W. Lange D) R. Hal Williams
A) The U.S. Mint and Coinage B) Safire's Political Dictionary C) Official Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention D) Coin World Almanac
A) William D. Harpine B) Stanley L. Jones C) Paolo E. Coletta D) Kevin Phillips |
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