Question 1

What is true about the occupations of black people after World War I and the Great Migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  A great majority of blacks were now employed in industrial trades. 
B)  Almost all black industrial workers were union members. 
C)  Most black people were still employed in agricultural work or domestic service. 
D)  Many African Americans had college educations and were employed as managers. 
A)  A great majority of blacks were now employed in industrial trades. 
B)  Almost all black industrial workers were union members. 
C)  Most black people were still employed in agricultural work or domestic service. 
D)  Many African Americans had college educations and were employed as managers.

Question 2

Which of the following types of discrimination did Pullman porters not face?

Accepted Answer

A)  Customers called all porters by the same name, regardless of their real name. 
B)  They often had to purchase supplies and uniforms themselves. 
C)  They were paid less than white workers and were required to complete some job duties without pay. 
D)  They often were discriminated against within the black community as porters were considered lowly. 
A)  Customers called all porters by the same name, regardless of their real name. 
B)  They often had to purchase supplies and uniforms themselves. 
C)  They were paid less than white workers and were required to complete some job duties without pay. 
D)  They often were discriminated against within the black community as porters were considered lowly.

Question 3

Black men were banned from which sport in 1887?

Accepted Answer

A)  football 
B)  basketball 
C)  baseball 
D)  hockey 
A)  football 
B)  basketball 
C)  baseball 
D)  hockey

Question 4

The biggest obstacle faced by black baseball leagues was the lack of what item to play ball?

Accepted Answer

A)  balls 
B)  bats 
C)  gloves 
D)  fields and stadiums 
A)  balls 
B)  bats 
C)  gloves 
D)  fields and stadiums

Question 5

What was the ultimate result of the Dyer anti-lynching bill?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the first piece of legislation to make lynching a federal crime, and lynchings greatly declined after this law was instituted. 
B)  It was very unpopular and it was never allowed to be discussed in the House. 
C)  Although the NAACP gained publicity for the anti-lynching crusade, the bill ultimately failed. 
D)  Although it passed, it was a very weak law and had no effect on slowing the tide of lynching. 
A)  It was the first piece of legislation to make lynching a federal crime, and lynchings greatly declined after this law was instituted. 
B)  It was very unpopular and it was never allowed to be discussed in the House. 
C)  Although the NAACP gained publicity for the anti-lynching crusade, the bill ultimately failed. 
D)  Although it passed, it was a very weak law and had no effect on slowing the tide of lynching.

Question 6

Rent parties that served food,alcohol,and music in black Harlem never raised enough money to pay the next month's rent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The concept of the __________ Age during the 1920s included the founding of new forms of cultural expression in music,arts,and literature.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of the __________ Age during...

Question 8

What did the film Birth of a Nation depict?

Accepted Answer

A)  Birth of a Nation was an incredibly racist film that portrayed blacks as either ignorant or immoral; it glorified the Ku Klux Klan 
B)  Birth of a Nation was a film about the American Revolution, as seen through the eyes of a black slaver. 
C)  Birth of a Nation was the first film directed, written, and produced by blacks; it attempted to glorify black patriots' military service during World War I. 
D)  Birth of a Nation was an accurate, although somewhat romanticized, portrayal of Reconstruction. 
A)  Birth of a Nation was an incredibly racist film that portrayed blacks as either ignorant or immoral; it glorified the Ku Klux Klan 
B)  Birth of a Nation was a film about the American Revolution, as seen through the eyes of a black slaver. 
C)  Birth of a Nation was the first film directed, written, and produced by blacks; it attempted to glorify black patriots' military service during World War I. 
D)  Birth of a Nation was an accurate, although somewhat romanticized, portrayal of Reconstruction.

Question 9

What was the relationship between native-born Protestant white women and the Ku Klux Klan?

Accepted Answer

A)  they did not support the Klan 
B)  they formed separate auxiliary Klan units 
C)  they formed Klan units with black women 
D)  they did not allow their female children to serve in Klan groups 
A)  they did not support the Klan 
B)  they formed separate auxiliary Klan units 
C)  they formed Klan units with black women 
D)  they did not allow their female children to serve in Klan groups

Question 10

What did Du Bois and Garvey,as well as other black leaders,have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had very little in common-they differed on just about every issue during the time. 
B)  They accepted segregation in America. 
C)  They shared a great interest in Africa and trying to improve or eliminate colonial rule. 
D)  They thought that working through the court system was the best way to win rights for blacks 
A)  They had very little in common-they differed on just about every issue during the time. 
B)  They accepted segregation in America. 
C)  They shared a great interest in Africa and trying to improve or eliminate colonial rule. 
D)  They thought that working through the court system was the best way to win rights for blacks

Question 11

What serious cultural developments did African-American writers accomplish prior to the 1920s and the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Prior to the 1920s and the Harlem Renais

Question 12

Which was the most famous Harlem nightspot?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ellington's 
B)  the Cotton Club 
C)  Connie's Inn 
D)  Sugar Cane 
A)  Ellington's 
B)  the Cotton Club 
C)  Connie's Inn 
D)  Sugar Cane

Question 13

Why did the Harlem Renaissance end?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racists began an influential campaign against art and literature. 
B)  The great artists of the period began to die off. 
C)  The Great Depression devastated book sales across the country. 
D)  Artists' disagreements over the role of literature became very heated, and they split apart. 
A)  Racists began an influential campaign against art and literature. 
B)  The great artists of the period began to die off. 
C)  The Great Depression devastated book sales across the country. 
D)  Artists' disagreements over the role of literature became very heated, and they split apart.

Question 14

Why did the Pullman porters organize into a union? How did they address difficulties presented by white-owned corporations?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

What was one of the differences between white and black clubs in Harlem?

Accepted Answer

A)  The black clubs were less expensive. 
B)  The white clubs refused to allow blacks to come in as customers. 
C)  The white clubs often had bands playing in smoke-filled rooms, while the black clubs disallowed dance numbers. 
D)  Some black clubs stayed open past the closing hour of 3:00 a.m. 
A)  The black clubs were less expensive. 
B)  The white clubs refused to allow blacks to come in as customers. 
C)  The white clubs often had bands playing in smoke-filled rooms, while the black clubs disallowed dance numbers. 
D)  Some black clubs stayed open past the closing hour of 3:00 a.m.

Question 16

What is true about academic studies and academic views of race in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many scholars and writers were beginning to denounce ideas of white supremacy. 
B)  Scholars published books warning that immigrants and people of color were "diluting" the white race. 
C)  Many academic reports were beginning to accept that blacks and whites were equal. 
D)  Academic studies tended to avoid controversy during the 1920s, especially regarding issues of race. 
A)  Many scholars and writers were beginning to denounce ideas of white supremacy. 
B)  Scholars published books warning that immigrants and people of color were "diluting" the white race. 
C)  Many academic reports were beginning to accept that blacks and whites were equal. 
D)  Academic studies tended to avoid controversy during the 1920s, especially regarding issues of race.

Question 17

Examine the Voices passage that appears under the heading "The Negro National Anthem" in Chapter 17.What is the subject of James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the black desire for a return to Africa 
B)  the black desire for supremacy over whites 
C)  the black desire for a more hopeful future after the experience of a challenging past 
D)  the black desire for segregated social services in order to avoid racist southern whites 
A)  the black desire for a return to Africa 
B)  the black desire for supremacy over whites 
C)  the black desire for a more hopeful future after the experience of a challenging past 
D)  the black desire for segregated social services in order to avoid racist southern whites

Question 18

Who was Andrew "Rube" Foster?

Accepted Answer

A)  a white pitcher during the 1910s 
B)  the man behind the formation of the White National League 
C)  founder of the Negro National League 
D)  head of the National Hockey Association 
A)  a white pitcher during the 1910s 
B)  the man behind the formation of the White National League 
C)  founder of the Negro National League 
D)  head of the National Hockey Association

Question 19

What was A.Philip Randolph's political orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democrat 
B)  Republican 
C)  Socialist 
D)  Randolph voted for whomever would support blacks. 
A)  Democrat 
B)  Republican 
C)  Socialist 
D)  Randolph voted for whomever would support blacks.

Question 20

The success of the black Broadway musical Shuffle Along included a stint of 504 performances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: African Americans and the 1920s

What is true about the occupations of black people after World War I and the Great Migration?

Which of the following types of discrimination did Pullman porters not face?

Black men were banned from which sport in 1887?

The biggest obstacle faced by black baseball leagues was the lack of what item to play ball?

What was the ultimate result of the Dyer anti-lynching bill?

Rent parties that served food,alcohol,and music in black Harlem never raised enough money to pay the next month's rent.

The concept of the __________ Age during the 1920s included the founding of new forms of cultural expression in music,arts,and literature.

What did the film Birth of a Nation depict?

What was the relationship between native-born Protestant white women and the Ku Klux Klan?

What did Du Bois and Garvey,as well as other black leaders,have in common?

What serious cultural developments did African-American writers accomplish prior to the 1920s and the Harlem Renaissance?

Which was the most famous Harlem nightspot?

Why did the Harlem Renaissance end?

Why did the Pullman porters organize into a union? How did they address difficulties presented by white-owned corporations?

What was one of the differences between white and black clubs in Harlem?

What is true about academic studies and academic views of race in the 1920s?

Examine the Voices passage that appears under the heading "The Negro National Anthem" in Chapter 17.What is the subject of James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?

Who was Andrew "Rube" Foster?

What was A.Philip Randolph's political orientation?

The success of the black Broadway musical Shuffle Along included a stint of 504 performances.

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Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

African Americans in the New Nation

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

Let Your Motto Be Resistance

And Black People Were at the Heart of It”

Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

The Meaning of Freedom: The Promise of Reconstruction

The Meaning of Freedom: The Failure of Reconstruction

White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century

African Americans Challenge White Supremacy

Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

Black Protest, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

Meanings of Freedom: Culture and Society in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s

The World War II Era and the Seeds of a Revolution

The Freedom Movement

Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts

African Americans in the Twenty First Century

The Triumph of Black Politics: 1980 to the Present

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