Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the first piece of legislation to actually make lynching a federal crime, and greatly slowed down those crimes. 
B)  It was so unpopular that it was never even 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 with flying colors, 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 actually make lynching a federal crime, and greatly slowed down those crimes. 
B)  It was so unpopular that it was never even 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 with flying colors, it was a very weak law, and had no effect on slowing the tide of lynching.

Question 2

What was the "Niggerati," according to Zora Neale Hurston?

Accepted Answer

A)  white people who read and supported black literature 
B)  her black literary colleagues during the Harlem Renaissance 
C)  white racists 
D)  blacks who were racist against darker-skinned blacks 
A)  white people who read and supported black literature 
B)  her black literary colleagues during the Harlem Renaissance 
C)  white racists 
D)  blacks who were racist against darker-skinned blacks

Question 3

What was the "Harlem Renaissance"?

Accepted Answer

A)  an outpouring of literary and artistic work from blacks during the 1920s 
B)  a brief time when blacks in Harlem had equal social rights to whites during the 1920s 
C)  the name given to the time period when Harlem was growing larger, and getting more black institutions 
D)  a time when historical buildings in Harlem were given great attention 
A)  an outpouring of literary and artistic work from blacks during the 1920s 
B)  a brief time when blacks in Harlem had equal social rights to whites during the 1920s 
C)  the name given to the time period when Harlem was growing larger, and getting more black institutions 
D)  a time when historical buildings in Harlem were given great attention

Question 4

How was the Klan of the 1920s different from the Reconstruction Klan?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Klan in the 1920s was violent, when the Reconstruction Klan generally was not. 
B)  The Klan of the 1920s expanded their hate targets to include Catholics, Jews, and immigrants as well as blacks. 
C)  The Klan of Reconstruction was more of a political power. 
D)  .The Klan was able to run a viable candidate for president in 1924. 
A)  The Klan in the 1920s was violent, when the Reconstruction Klan generally was not. 
B)  The Klan of the 1920s expanded their hate targets to include Catholics, Jews, and immigrants as well as blacks. 
C)  The Klan of Reconstruction was more of a political power. 
D)  .The Klan was able to run a viable candidate for president in 1924.

Question 5

What organization reemerged shortly after the release of the movie, The Birth of a Nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  NAACP 
B)  Ku Klux Klan 
C)  Actors Against Racism 
D)  the first motion picture rating organization 
A)  NAACP 
B)  Ku Klux Klan 
C)  Actors Against Racism 
D)  the first motion picture rating organization

Question 6

What was A. Philip Randolph's political orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialist 
B)  Republican 
C)  Democrat 
D)  He tended to vote for whoever would support blacks. 
A)  Socialist 
B)  Republican 
C)  Democrat 
D)  He tended to vote for whoever would support blacks.

Question 7

How did the New York Giants' (baseball) manager attempt to get a black man into baseball?

Accepted Answer

A)  by having him wear makeup over his skin 
B)  by describing him as the best baseball player he had ever seen 
C)  by filing a legal suit against the league for discrimination 
D)  by describing him as a Native American, rather than a black person 
A)  by having him wear makeup over his skin 
B)  by describing him as the best baseball player he had ever seen 
C)  by filing a legal suit against the league for discrimination 
D)  by describing him as a Native American, rather than a black person

Question 8

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 9

What do the activities of the NAACP regarding "white primaries" and in the Sweet case tell us about their tactics during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The NAACP was more likely to get involved in violent protest. 
B)  The NAACP continued to use the court system to gain changes and civil rights in America. 
C)  The NAACP was adopting more strident demands for blacks to move to Africa. 
D)  .The NAACP refused to take a clear stand on race issues, instead tending to follow white politicians at this time. 
A)  The NAACP was more likely to get involved in violent protest. 
B)  The NAACP continued to use the court system to gain changes and civil rights in America. 
C)  The NAACP was adopting more strident demands for blacks to move to Africa. 
D)  .The NAACP refused to take a clear stand on race issues, instead tending to follow white politicians at this time.

Question 10

What made many Americans fear that communism might spread to the United States in 1919 and 1920?

Accepted Answer

A)  arrests of thousands of known communists, who had been plotting the overthrow of the government at that time 
B)  the success of communism in Canada during the 1920s 
C)  widespread labor strikes and agitation, as well as the success of communist forces in the Soviet Union 
D)  concern about communism in England spreading to the United States 
A)  arrests of thousands of known communists, who had been plotting the overthrow of the government at that time 
B)  the success of communism in Canada during the 1920s 
C)  widespread labor strikes and agitation, as well as the success of communist forces in the Soviet Union 
D)  concern about communism in England spreading to the United States

Question 11

Which of the following was a play written by black playwrights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chocolate Dandies 
B)  Emperor Jones 
C)  Othello 
D)  Porgy and Bess 
A)  Chocolate Dandies 
B)  Emperor Jones 
C)  Othello 
D)  Porgy and Bess

Question 12

What was not a popular reaction to the film, Birth of a Nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The NAACP protested it for stereotyping blacks. 
B)  It was enormously popular among American audiences. 
C)  The film occasionally incited white violence against blacks. 
D)  The film encouraged students to study the American Revolution. 
A)  The NAACP protested it for stereotyping blacks. 
B)  It was enormously popular among American audiences. 
C)  The film occasionally incited white violence against blacks. 
D)  The film encouraged students to study the American Revolution.

Question 13

What role did white women like Amy Spingarn and Charlotte Osgood Mason play in the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were patrons, helping fund writers' works, but they also tried to direct their efforts. 
B)  They were racist young women, who attempted to find every way possible to stop blacks from writing. 
C)  They were competing authors, who generally beat out Harlem Renaissance artists for publishing opportunities. 
D)  They were wives of influential congressmen, who had black artists' works read in the White House. 
A)  They were patrons, helping fund writers' works, but they also tried to direct their efforts. 
B)  They were racist young women, who attempted to find every way possible to stop blacks from writing. 
C)  They were competing authors, who generally beat out Harlem Renaissance artists for publishing opportunities. 
D)  They were wives of influential congressmen, who had black artists' works read in the White House.

Question 14

What does the case of Sacco and Vanzetti tell us about America in the early 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communism was widespread in America, and justice officials acted quickly to stop it. 
B)  Many felt their conviction and execution had more to do with xenophobia than legal evidence that they had been involved in a crime. 
C)  Black men were treated very poorly in the American justice system. 
D)  Blacks were the primary ethnic group who suffered discrimination in the 1920s. 
A)  Communism was widespread in America, and justice officials acted quickly to stop it. 
B)  Many felt their conviction and execution had more to do with xenophobia than legal evidence that they had been involved in a crime. 
C)  Black men were treated very poorly in the American justice system. 
D)  Blacks were the primary ethnic group who suffered discrimination in the 1920s.

Question 15

What author influenced Garvey's early ideas about changing the situation of blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  W. E. B. Du Bois 
B)  Teddy Roosevelt 
C)  Frederick Douglass 
D)  Booker T. Washington 
A)  W. E. B. Du Bois 
B)  Teddy Roosevelt 
C)  Frederick Douglass 
D)  Booker T. Washington

Question 16

How did Garvey react to the KKK?

Accepted Answer

A)  He praised the organization as being the only honest white men in America. 
B)  He worked to get them imprisoned as murderers and rapists. 
C)  He filed a court case to try to take their property as compensation for violence committed. 
D)  He worked with them sometimes, when he thought additional violence would bring him new members. 
A)  He praised the organization as being the only honest white men in America. 
B)  He worked to get them imprisoned as murderers and rapists. 
C)  He filed a court case to try to take their property as compensation for violence committed. 
D)  He worked with them sometimes, when he thought additional violence would bring him new members.

Question 17

Garvey wanted to establish a settlement in Liberia. What stopped him?

Accepted Answer

A)  He never had significant support from any blacks for his organization. 
B)  The American, British, and French governments blocked his requests to the League of Nations, since they wanted to maintain power for themselves. 
C)  He changed his mind after making a trip to Liberia and seeing the conditions there. 
D)  He was assassinated by a member of the KKK before he could put his plan into effect.. 
A)  He never had significant support from any blacks for his organization. 
B)  The American, British, and French governments blocked his requests to the League of Nations, since they wanted to maintain power for themselves. 
C)  He changed his mind after making a trip to Liberia and seeing the conditions there. 
D)  He was assassinated by a member of the KKK before he could put his plan into effect..

Question 18

For what proposal is Garvey best remembered?

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing the Black Star Line, a group of steamships that were supposed to help blacks get back to Africa 
B)  filing legal cases against the system of segregation 
C)  setting up numerous schools for young black children in New York 
D)  forcing many blacks to enlist in his army, and fight New York policemen on a daily basis 
A)  establishing the Black Star Line, a group of steamships that were supposed to help blacks get back to Africa 
B)  filing legal cases against the system of segregation 
C)  setting up numerous schools for young black children in New York 
D)  forcing many blacks to enlist in his army, and fight New York policemen on a daily basis

Question 19

What organization did Marcus Garvey form in Jamaica in 1914?

Accepted Answer

A)  Universal Negro Improvement Association 
B)  NAACP 
C)  World Negro Association 
D)  Congress of Racial Equality 
A)  Universal Negro Improvement Association 
B)  NAACP 
C)  World Negro Association 
D)  Congress of Racial Equality

Question 20

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 of businesses. 
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 of businesses.

Exam 17: African Americans and the 1920s

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

What was the "Niggerati," according to Zora Neale Hurston?

What was the "Harlem Renaissance"?

How was the Klan of the 1920s different from the Reconstruction Klan?

What organization reemerged shortly after the release of the movie, The Birth of a Nation?

What was A. Philip Randolph's political orientation?

How did the New York Giants' (baseball) manager attempt to get a black man into baseball?

Which was the most famous Harlem nightspot?

What do the activities of the NAACP regarding "white primaries" and in the Sweet case tell us about their tactics during the 1920s?

What made many Americans fear that communism might spread to the United States in 1919 and 1920?

Which of the following was a play written by black playwrights?

What was not a popular reaction to the film, Birth of a Nation?

What role did white women like Amy Spingarn and Charlotte Osgood Mason play in the Harlem Renaissance?

What does the case of Sacco and Vanzetti tell us about America in the early 1920s?

What author influenced Garvey's early ideas about changing the situation of blacks?

How did Garvey react to the KKK?

Garvey wanted to establish a settlement in Liberia. What stopped him?

For what proposal is Garvey best remembered?

What organization did Marcus Garvey form in Jamaica in 1914?

What is true about the occupations of black people after World War I and the great migration?

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