Kaufmann quiz: Labor of love
How well do you know the history of work in Chicago?
/10
Chicago is called "The City that ____."
Eats
Works
Plays
Sleeps
Correct answer: Works
/10
Which Chicago industry inspired Upton Sinclair’s "The Jungle?"
Coal Mining
Steel Mills
Meatpacking
Railroads
Correct answer: Meatpacking
/10
Where is the Haymarket Riot statue?
Bronzeville
Rogers Park
Millennium Park
West Loop
Correct answer: West Loop
/10
This strike was one of the biggest in railroad history, throttling rail service and forcing the federal government to intervene in 1894.
The Brown Line Strike
Pullman Strike
Amtrak Strike
The Metra Work Stoppage
Correct answer: Pullman Strike
/10
What union is NOT headquartered in Chicago?
Teamsters
National Postal Mail Handlers Union
Service Employees International Union
Chicago Teachers Union
Correct answer: Teamsters
/10
She was the influential leader of the CTU, who sparred with Rahm Emanuel and had to apologize for making fun of Arne Duncan's lisp.
Dawn Clark Netsch
Stacy Davis Gates
Susana Mendoza
Karen Lewis
Correct answer: Karen Lewis
/10
What was the popular chant of labor organizers during the Haymarket Affair and protests in 1886?
"8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours for what we will"
"Hey hey, ho, ho, President Cleveland has got to go"
"No justice, no peace."
"Hog Butcher to the world no more"
Correct answer: "8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours for what we will"
/10
Who wrote the book "Working?"
Mike Royko
Carl Sandburg
Studs Terkel
Alex Kotlowitz
Correct answer: Studs Terkel
/10
You can't work if you don't have the buildings to work in. What was the first skyscraper in Chicago?
Aon Building
Home Insurance Company Building
Hancock Building
Sears Tower
Correct answer: Home Insurance Company Building
/10
Before Amazon, this person defined the mail order business and invented it here:
Alvah Curtis Roebuck
Stanley Field
Carson Pirie Scott
Aaron Montgomery Ward
Correct answer: Aaron Montgomery Ward
Worker: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 😥
You do not have time for a work quiz. You are too busy working!
Asst. Manager: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 🙂
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The Boss: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 🥳
YES! You know your labor history! Take the rest of the day off!