Which of the Following Statements Summarizes What Moral Reform Groups

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements summarizes what moral reform groups stood for during the Gilded Age?

• A) First and foremost, they wanted to alleviate the living circumstances of the poor and relied purely on "moral suasion" to do so.
• B) They wanted to spread Protestantism in other parts of the world and started a missionary campaign that reached all classes.
• C) Their main concern was to eradicate the "sinful" activities such as alcoholism, prostitution, and gambling and to "Christianize the government."
• D) Above all else, they believed the pursuit of riches was immoral and focused on the sins of corporations over the individual.
• E) They exclusively represented the interests of former slaves and failed to gain any members in the white South.

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