Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey was a hero to millions as a

Accepted Answer

A)  football player. 
B)  baseball player. 
C)  horse jockey. 
D)  boxer. 
E)  jazz player. 
A)  football player. 
B)  baseball player. 
C)  horse jockey. 
D)  boxer. 
E)  jazz player.

Question 3

Match each description with the item below.
-Warren
G. Harding

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)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture 
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)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture

Question 4

Why did James Weldon Johnson coin the term Aframerican?

Accepted Answer

A)  to mark the end of the Harlem Renaissance 
B)  to emphasize the shame African Americans at the time felt 
C)  to underscore the lack of discrimination in the northern states 
D)  to give a name to white Americans who supported African Americans 
E)  to designate Americans with African ancestry as a display of unity 
A)  to mark the end of the Harlem Renaissance 
B)  to emphasize the shame African Americans at the time felt 
C)  to underscore the lack of discrimination in the northern states 
D)  to give a name to white Americans who supported African Americans 
E)  to designate Americans with African ancestry as a display of unity

Question 5

Which of the following statements describes changes in the way goods were purchased during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The war had made Americans increasingly frugal, resulting in the middle class focusing its attention on the need for government programs to help protect its savings. 
B)  The absence of electricity in middle-class homes severely limited the types of goods one would find useful, causing industries to target only the upper class. 
C)  The rise of advertising contributed to a new consumer culture, strengthening the perceived relationship between social status and possessions. 
D)  As a rule, businesses began forcing customers to pay for goods in cash upfront rather than allowing them to finance purchases over time. 
E)  A new consumer culture became so pervasive that even the poor enjoyed the latest luxuries such as indoor plumbing, washing machines, and automobiles. 
A)  The war had made Americans increasingly frugal, resulting in the middle class focusing its attention on the need for government programs to help protect its savings. 
B)  The absence of electricity in middle-class homes severely limited the types of goods one would find useful, causing industries to target only the upper class. 
C)  The rise of advertising contributed to a new consumer culture, strengthening the perceived relationship between social status and possessions. 
D)  As a rule, businesses began forcing customers to pay for goods in cash upfront rather than allowing them to finance purchases over time. 
E)  A new consumer culture became so pervasive that even the poor enjoyed the latest luxuries such as indoor plumbing, washing machines, and automobiles.

Question 6

Fitzgerald's stories during the 1920s were

Accepted Answer

A)  movie scripts written for Hollywood. 
B)  a criticism of the social elite, including himself. 
C)  manuscripts in notebooks not discovered until the 1960s. 
D)  entirely nonfictional pieces of writing. 
E)  a form of thought experiment focused on science. 
A)  movie scripts written for Hollywood. 
B)  a criticism of the social elite, including himself. 
C)  manuscripts in notebooks not discovered until the 1960s. 
D)  entirely nonfictional pieces of writing. 
E)  a form of thought experiment focused on science.

Question 7

When Hemingway published his first novel, The Sun Also Rises, he used the phrase "lost generation," which also became a name for young modernists of the time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The nation's total wealth greatly increased between 1920 and 1930, and wage workers enjoyed record-breaking increases in average income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

Match each description with the item below.
-Margaret Sanger

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)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture 
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)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture

Question 11

The novel This Side of Paradise concerned

Accepted Answer

A)  immigrant life in New York City. 
B)  the lax enforcement of Prohibition. 
C)  modernist student life at Princeton. 
D)  fundamentalist attacks on modernism. 
E)  the beginnings of Miami's tourist industry. 
A)  immigrant life in New York City. 
B)  the lax enforcement of Prohibition. 
C)  modernist student life at Princeton. 
D)  fundamentalist attacks on modernism. 
E)  the beginnings of Miami's tourist industry.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Question 14

Match each description with the item below.
-William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey

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)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture 
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)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture

Question 15

Which of the following accurately describes the "new women" of the 1920s such as flappers?

Accepted Answer

A)  women who called for the establishment of laws that would keep dresses and skirts long enough to cover women's knees 
B)  women who defied traditional standards for women with a carefree, self-indulgent rebelliousness 
C)  the majority of women in the United States, many of whom were struggling to make ends meet due to high unemployment rates 
D)  women who welcomed the vote but enthusiastically accepted the traditional roles of mother and wife 
E)  women who insisted that higher education was the path to enlightenment and established coeducational colleges across the country 
A)  women who called for the establishment of laws that would keep dresses and skirts long enough to cover women's knees 
B)  women who defied traditional standards for women with a carefree, self-indulgent rebelliousness 
C)  the majority of women in the United States, many of whom were struggling to make ends meet due to high unemployment rates 
D)  women who welcomed the vote but enthusiastically accepted the traditional roles of mother and wife 
E)  women who insisted that higher education was the path to enlightenment and established coeducational colleges across the country

Question 16

Conservative moralists saw the flappers as just another sign of

Accepted Answer

A)  progress. 
B)  equality. 
C)  women's rights. 
D)  a degenerating society. 
E)  an economic downturn. 
A)  progress. 
B)  equality. 
C)  women's rights. 
D)  a degenerating society. 
E)  an economic downturn.

Question 17

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 18

Match each description with the item below.
-Gertrude Stein

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)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture 
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)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture

Question 19

What occurred in Florida during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  As Florida banned immigration from many countries, the federal government took the state's lead, and immigration in the larger United States slowed to unprecedented levels. 
B)  As one of the least developed states on the Atlantic coast, it experienced a real estate boom because it lacked an income tax and ownership of automobiles made it a vacation destination. 
C)  Like much of the South, it was comprised almost entirely of fertile farmland and soon was owned mainly by profitable sharecroppers. 
D)  Because it was so far away from the major city centers, it remained untouched by consumerism and became a place where those seeking a simple way of life found refuge. 
E)  After miners uncovered gold there, the state prospered and experienced a gold rush on a scale not yet seen since California during the mid-nineteenth century. 
A)  As Florida banned immigration from many countries, the federal government took the state's lead, and immigration in the larger United States slowed to unprecedented levels. 
B)  As one of the least developed states on the Atlantic coast, it experienced a real estate boom because it lacked an income tax and ownership of automobiles made it a vacation destination. 
C)  Like much of the South, it was comprised almost entirely of fertile farmland and soon was owned mainly by profitable sharecroppers. 
D)  Because it was so far away from the major city centers, it remained untouched by consumerism and became a place where those seeking a simple way of life found refuge. 
E)  After miners uncovered gold there, the state prospered and experienced a gold rush on a scale not yet seen since California during the mid-nineteenth century.

Question 20

Match each description with the item below.
-W.
B. Du Bois
E.

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)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture 
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)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture

Exam 23: A Clash of Cultures

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

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey was a hero to millions as a

Match each description with the item below. -Warren G. Harding

Why did James Weldon Johnson coin the term Aframerican?

Which of the following statements describes changes in the way goods were purchased during the 1920s?

Fitzgerald's stories during the 1920s were

When Hemingway published his first novel, The Sun Also Rises, he used the phrase "lost generation," which also became a name for young modernists of the time.

The nation's total wealth greatly increased between 1920 and 1930, and wage workers enjoyed record-breaking increases in average income.

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. -Margaret Sanger

The novel This Side of Paradise concerned

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

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

Match each description with the item below. -William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey

Which of the following accurately describes the "new women" of the 1920s such as flappers?

Conservative moralists saw the flappers as just another sign of

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

Match each description with the item below. -Gertrude Stein

What occurred in Florida during the 1920s?

Match each description with the item below. -W. B. Du Bois E.

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, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

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

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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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