Question 1

Charlie Chaplin is best associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  politics. 
B)  muckraking journalism. 
C)  the development of the automobile. 
D)  stand-up comedy. 
E)  slapstick comedy. 
A)  politics. 
B)  muckraking journalism. 
C)  the development of the automobile. 
D)  stand-up comedy. 
E)  slapstick comedy.

Question 2

The Harlem Renaissance was in part an effect of the Great Migration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What was the state of sports in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sports were largely limited to the upper class, as middle-class and working-class Americans had little time for recreation and spectator activities. 
B)  The limited technology of the time made it difficult for many people to attend games,
But a decent percentage followed sports on the radio. 
C)  Spectator sports attracted large crowds, as automobile ownership and rising incomes
Changed the way Americans spent leisure time. 
D)  Although Americans enjoyed watching and playing a few key sports, players remained
Relatively anonymous and had not yet achieved a following or celebrity status. 
E)  Sports were popular but only had professional leagues because colleges refused to mix
Education and athletics, especially when they involved spectators. 
A)  Sports were largely limited to the upper class, as middle-class and working-class Americans had little time for recreation and spectator activities. 
B)  The limited technology of the time made it difficult for many people to attend games,
But a decent percentage followed sports on the radio. 
C)  Spectator sports attracted large crowds, as automobile ownership and rising incomes
Changed the way Americans spent leisure time. 
D)  Although Americans enjoyed watching and playing a few key sports, players remained
Relatively anonymous and had not yet achieved a following or celebrity status. 
E)  Sports were popular but only had professional leagues because colleges refused to mix
Education and athletics, especially when they involved spectators.

Question 4

Discuss the meaning and significance of the Harlem Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, s

Question 5

Describe the consumer culture of 1920s America. How did consumer culture shape this era and vice versa?

Accepted Answer

The consumer culture of 1920s America wa

Question 6

Which one of the following is associated with Detroit, Michigan?

Accepted Answer

A)  airplane industry 
B)  socialism 
C)  farming 
D)  entertainment industry 
E)  automobile industry 
A)  airplane industry 
B)  socialism 
C)  farming 
D)  entertainment industry 
E)  automobile industry

Question 7

Which court case or legal action brought the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments back to life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abrams v. United States (1918) 
B)  Schenck v. United States (1917) 
C)  Buchanan v. Worley (1917) 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 
E)  Guinn v. United States (1915) 
A)  Abrams v. United States (1918) 
B)  Schenck v. United States (1917) 
C)  Buchanan v. Worley (1917) 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 
E)  Guinn v. United States (1915)

Question 8

What brought about the end of the Jazz Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  The seriousness of the Jazz Age gave way to the gaiety of a distinct new period known as the Roaring Twenties. 
B)  The luxuries and experiences made possible by the Jazz Age gradually became available to the lowest classes as well, causing the affluent in society to lose interest. 
C)  The Second World War suddenly broke out in Europe, requiring the immediate deployment of American soldiers and making the Jazz Age appear frivolous. 
D)  The situation became direr for the Americans during the Great War, and civilians needed to turn their attention to the war effort at home. 
E)  The Great Depression caused the collapse of the Jazz Age and, with it, helped erode the American belief in freedom at all costs. 
A)  The seriousness of the Jazz Age gave way to the gaiety of a distinct new period known as the Roaring Twenties. 
B)  The luxuries and experiences made possible by the Jazz Age gradually became available to the lowest classes as well, causing the affluent in society to lose interest. 
C)  The Second World War suddenly broke out in Europe, requiring the immediate deployment of American soldiers and making the Jazz Age appear frivolous. 
D)  The situation became direr for the Americans during the Great War, and civilians needed to turn their attention to the war effort at home. 
E)  The Great Depression caused the collapse of the Jazz Age and, with it, helped erode the American belief in freedom at all costs.

Question 9

In the 1920s, the progressive wings of the Republican and Democratic parties grew stronger and more influential.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following MOST pushed the development of the airplane?

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of the car 
B)  the opportunities of advertising on the radio 
C)  the low levels of consumer debt in the 1920s 
D)  spectator sports 
E)  the Great War 
A)  the development of the car 
B)  the opportunities of advertising on the radio 
C)  the low levels of consumer debt in the 1920s 
D)  spectator sports 
E)  the Great War

Question 11

The success of mass production made mass consumption less important than ever.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) favored militant protests over legal challenges as a way to end racial discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match each description with the item below.
-Marcus Garvey

Accepted Answer

A) was a politician who, while campaigning, promised a return to "normalcy" and went on to succeed Woodrow Wilson 
B) was the New York nurse and midwife in the working-class tenements of Manhattan who observed many young mothers struggling to provide for their growing families 
C) hosted a cultural salon in Paris that became a gathering place for American and European modernists 
D) was the first African American to enroll at Barnard College, positioned herself at the center of the Harlem Renaissance, and became an anthropologist, folklorist, and novelist 
E) became the director of publicity and research for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and editor of its journal, The Crisis
F)was an athlete who was especially popular with working-class men because he had been born poor and lived for years wandering in search of work
G)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
H)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities 
A) was a politician who, while campaigning, promised a return to "normalcy" and went on to succeed Woodrow Wilson 
B) was the New York nurse and midwife in the working-class tenements of Manhattan who observed many young mothers struggling to provide for their growing families 
C) hosted a cultural salon in Paris that became a gathering place for American and European modernists 
D) was the first African American to enroll at Barnard College, positioned herself at the center of the Harlem Renaissance, and became an anthropologist, folklorist, and novelist 
E) became the director of publicity and research for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and editor of its journal, The Crisis
F)was an athlete who was especially popular with working-class men because he had been born poor and lived for years wandering in search of work
G)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
H)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities

Question 14

Which of the following did modernists believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nature's reality can be captured in art. 
B)  Human reason ruled all of nature. 
C)  Science, such as the ideas of Einstein, and art had no connection. 
D)  Art, in the end, has strict rules that should be obeyed. 
E)  Challenging traditional values and notions of reality is important. 
A)  Nature's reality can be captured in art. 
B)  Human reason ruled all of nature. 
C)  Science, such as the ideas of Einstein, and art had no connection. 
D)  Art, in the end, has strict rules that should be obeyed. 
E)  Challenging traditional values and notions of reality is important.

Question 15

Despite controversy, psychoanalysis rose in popularity around the world during the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

African American and Latino women faced the greatest challenges, as they often worked as maids, laundresses, or seamstresses, or on farms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Jazz music was a combination of folk, gospel, and country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Match each description with the item below.
-Zora Neal Hurston

Accepted Answer

A) was a politician who, while campaigning, promised a return to "normalcy" and went on to succeed Woodrow Wilson 
B) was the New York nurse and midwife in the working-class tenements of Manhattan who observed many young mothers struggling to provide for their growing families 
C) hosted a cultural salon in Paris that became a gathering place for American and European modernists 
D) was the first African American to enroll at Barnard College, positioned herself at the center of the Harlem Renaissance, and became an anthropologist, folklorist, and novelist 
E) became the director of publicity and research for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and editor of its journal, The Crisis
F)was an athlete who was especially popular with working-class men because he had been born poor and lived for years wandering in search of work
G)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
H)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities 
A) was a politician who, while campaigning, promised a return to "normalcy" and went on to succeed Woodrow Wilson 
B) was the New York nurse and midwife in the working-class tenements of Manhattan who observed many young mothers struggling to provide for their growing families 
C) hosted a cultural salon in Paris that became a gathering place for American and European modernists 
D) was the first African American to enroll at Barnard College, positioned herself at the center of the Harlem Renaissance, and became an anthropologist, folklorist, and novelist 
E) became the director of publicity and research for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and editor of its journal, The Crisis
F)was an athlete who was especially popular with working-class men because he had been born poor and lived for years wandering in search of work
G)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
H)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities

Question 19

Trace the career of Marcus Garvey and discuss how his philosophy divided the African American community in the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born politi

Question 20

Describe the defensive temper of the 1920s. Who was defending what? What factors contributed to this trend?

Accepted Answer

The defensive temper of the 1920s refers

Exam 23: A Clash of Cultures

Charlie Chaplin is best associated with

The Harlem Renaissance was in part an effect of the Great Migration.

What was the state of sports in the 1920s?

Discuss the meaning and significance of the Harlem Renaissance.

Describe the consumer culture of 1920s America. How did consumer culture shape this era and vice versa?

Which one of the following is associated with Detroit, Michigan?

Which court case or legal action brought the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments back to life?

What brought about the end of the Jazz Age?

In the 1920s, the progressive wings of the Republican and Democratic parties grew stronger and more influential.

Which of the following MOST pushed the development of the airplane?

The success of mass production made mass consumption less important than ever.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) favored militant protests over legal challenges as a way to end racial discrimination.

Match each description with the item below. -Marcus Garvey

Which of the following did modernists believe?

Despite controversy, psychoanalysis rose in popularity around the world during the 1920s.

African American and Latino women faced the greatest challenges, as they often worked as maids, laundresses, or seamstresses, or on farms.

Jazz music was a combination of folk, gospel, and country.

Match each description with the item below. -Zora Neal Hurston

Trace the career of Marcus Garvey and discuss how his philosophy divided the African American community in the 1920s.

Describe the defensive temper of the 1920s. Who was defending what? What factors contributed to this trend?

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South

Religion

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression

The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First Century America

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