Question 1

Discuss the meaning and significance of the Harlem Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, social, and artistic movement that took place in the 1920s in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. It was a time of great creativity and expression for African American writers, artists, musicians, and intellectuals.

The significance of the Harlem Renaissance lies in its role in challenging racial stereotypes and promoting African American culture and identity. It provided a platform for African American artists to showcase their talents and express their experiences, contributing to a broader understanding and appreciation of African American culture.

The Harlem Renaissance also had a significant impact on American society as a whole, as it helped to break down racial barriers and promote greater understanding and acceptance of African American contributions to the arts and literature. It also played a key role in the development of the Civil Rights Movement, as it helped to foster a sense of pride and empowerment within the African American community.

Overall, the Harlem Renaissance was a pivotal moment in American history, as it not only showcased the immense talent and creativity of African American artists, but also helped to pave the way for greater racial equality and cultural diversity in the United States.

Question 2

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) E

Question 3

The novels of Ernest Hemingway:

Accepted Answer

A)  portrayed utopian communities in a socialist society 
B)  attacked the corruption of machine politics in the large cities 
C)  traced the philosophical connections between twentieth-century America and eighteenth-century Britain 
D)  described the frenetic, hard-drinking lifestyle and the cult of robust masculinity that Hemingway himself epitomized 
E)  documented "the greatest, gaudiest spree in history" 
A)  portrayed utopian communities in a socialist society 
B)  attacked the corruption of machine politics in the large cities 
C)  traced the philosophical connections between twentieth-century America and eighteenth-century Britain 
D)  described the frenetic, hard-drinking lifestyle and the cult of robust masculinity that Hemingway himself epitomized 
E)  documented "the greatest, gaudiest spree in history" D

Question 4

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)  the work of the devil 
A)  progress 
B)  equality 
C)  women's rights 
D)  a degenerating society 
E)  the work of the devil

Question 5

Which of the following did W.E.B. Du Bois say in his opposition to Marcus Garvey?

Accepted Answer

A)  "We have to rid ourselves of this viper." 
B)  "He will help only his friends and not the great mass of black people." 
C)  "He thinks that black people are only good enough to be plumbers." 
D)  "He believes himself to be the very second coming of Christ." 
E)  He is "the most dangerous enemy of the Negro race. . . . He is either a lunatic or a traitor." 
A)  "We have to rid ourselves of this viper." 
B)  "He will help only his friends and not the great mass of black people." 
C)  "He thinks that black people are only good enough to be plumbers." 
D)  "He believes himself to be the very second coming of Christ." 
E)  He is "the most dangerous enemy of the Negro race. . . . He is either a lunatic or a traitor."

Question 6

In physics, the theory that the fundamental concepts of space, time, matter, and energy are not distinct, independent things with stable dimensions was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Einstein 
B)  Isaac Newton 
C)  Werner Heisenberg 
D)  Max Planck 
E)  Sir Francis Bacon 
A)  Albert Einstein 
B)  Isaac Newton 
C)  Werner Heisenberg 
D)  Max Planck 
E)  Sir Francis Bacon

Question 7

Who wrote "fed up With Jim Crow laws, / People who are cruel And afraid, / Who lynch and run, / Who are scared of me And me of them"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Claude McKay 
B)  Jean Toomer 
C)  DuBose Heyward 
D)  Langston Hughes 
E)  W. E. B. Du Bois 
A)  Claude McKay 
B)  Jean Toomer 
C)  DuBose Heyward 
D)  Langston Hughes 
E)  W. E. B. Du Bois

Question 8

In 1920, how many cars were registered in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 million 
B)  6 million 
C)  8 million 
D)  10 million 
E)  11 million 
A)  4 million 
B)  6 million 
C)  8 million 
D)  10 million 
E)  11 million

Question 9

The Roaring Twenties was dubbed the "Jazz Age" by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Upton Sinclair 
B)  Ernest Hemingway 
C)  Langston Hughes 
D)  Louis Armstrong 
E)  F. Scott Fitzgerald 
A)  Upton Sinclair 
B)  Ernest Hemingway 
C)  Langston Hughes 
D)  Louis Armstrong 
E)  F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question 10

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Margaret Sanger

Accepted Answer

A) wrote This Side of Paradise 
B) New York nurse and midwife in the working-class tenements of Manhattan 
C) wrote Three Lives 
D) wrote The Waste Land 
E) was the NAACP field secretary
F)was a silent film star
G)denounced "indecent dance" as "an offense against womanly purity"
H)was nicknamed the "Galloping Ghost"
I)was the leader of Negro nationalism
J)made the first solo transatlantic flight 
A) wrote This Side of Paradise 
B) New York nurse and midwife in the working-class tenements of Manhattan 
C) wrote Three Lives 
D) wrote The Waste Land 
E) was the NAACP field secretary
F)was a silent film star
G)denounced "indecent dance" as "an offense against womanly purity"
H)was nicknamed the "Galloping Ghost"
I)was the leader of Negro nationalism
J)made the first solo transatlantic flight

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

The major American prophets of modernist literature lived in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Gertrude Stein

Accepted Answer

A) wrote This Side of Paradise 
B) New York nurse and midwife in the working-class tenements of Manhattan 
C) wrote Three Lives 
D) wrote The Waste Land 
E) was the NAACP field secretary
F)was a silent film star
G)denounced "indecent dance" as "an offense against womanly purity"
H)was nicknamed the "Galloping Ghost"
I)was the leader of Negro nationalism
J)made the first solo transatlantic flight 
A) wrote This Side of Paradise 
B) New York nurse and midwife in the working-class tenements of Manhattan 
C) wrote Three Lives 
D) wrote The Waste Land 
E) was the NAACP field secretary
F)was a silent film star
G)denounced "indecent dance" as "an offense against womanly purity"
H)was nicknamed the "Galloping Ghost"
I)was the leader of Negro nationalism
J)made the first solo transatlantic flight

Question 14

The NAACP emphasized:

Accepted Answer

A)  legal action against discrimination 
B)  the formation of a black political party 
C)  vocational and technical education 
D)  Garvey's concept of social and political separation of blacks 
E)  strictly black membership 
A)  legal action against discrimination 
B)  the formation of a black political party 
C)  vocational and technical education 
D)  Garvey's concept of social and political separation of blacks 
E)  strictly black membership

Question 15

Discuss the emerging mass culture from the crucible of the Great War to the Great Depression.

Accepted Answer

The period from the end of World War I t

Question 16

The Roaring Twenties pitted a cosmopolitan urban America against the values of an insular rural America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Examine and evaluate the characteristics of the African American life in the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

The 1920s were a significant period for

Question 18

Which amendment to the Constitution is known as the Prohibition amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seventeenth 
B)  Eighteenth 
C)  Nineteenth 
D)  Twentieth 
E)  Twenty-first 
A)  Seventeenth 
B)  Eighteenth 
C)  Nineteenth 
D)  Twentieth 
E)  Twenty-first

Question 19

Who was once known as the "Lone Eagle"?

Accepted Answer

A)  W. E. B. Du Bois 
B)  Henry Ford 
C)  Charles Lindbergh 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Marcus Garvey 
A)  W. E. B. Du Bois 
B)  Henry Ford 
C)  Charles Lindbergh 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Marcus Garvey

Question 20

The 1920s "New Era" was created by advances in all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  communications 
B)  transportation 
C)  government-funded programs 
D)  business organization 
E)  the spread of mass consumerism 
A)  communications 
B)  transportation 
C)  government-funded programs 
D)  business organization 
E)  the spread of mass consumerism

Exam 23: A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

Discuss the meaning and significance of the Harlem Renaissance.

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

The novels of Ernest Hemingway:

Conservative moralists saw the flappers as just another sign of:

Which of the following did W.E.B. Du Bois say in his opposition to Marcus Garvey?

In physics, the theory that the fundamental concepts of space, time, matter, and energy are not distinct, independent things with stable dimensions was developed by:

Who wrote "fed up With Jim Crow laws, / People who are cruel And afraid, / Who lynch and run, / Who are scared of me And me of them"?

In 1920, how many cars were registered in the United States?

The Roaring Twenties was dubbed the "Jazz Age" by:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Margaret Sanger

The novel This Side of Paradise concerned:

The major American prophets of modernist literature lived in Europe.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Gertrude Stein

The NAACP emphasized:

Discuss the emerging mass culture from the crucible of the Great War to the Great Depression.

The Roaring Twenties pitted a cosmopolitan urban America against the values of an insular rural America.

Examine and evaluate the characteristics of the African American life in the 1920s.

Which amendment to the Constitution is known as the Prohibition amendment?

Who was once known as the "Lone Eagle"?

The 1920s "New Era" was created by advances in all of the following EXCEPT:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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