Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In the
20's, for all its challenges, _____ could be characterized as impersonal and
frightening. a. | small
towns | c. | the cities | b. | farming
communities | d. | rural areas | | | | |
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Reformers of the 1920's had long considered _____ a prime cause of corruption, crime,
wife and child abuse, accidents on the job and other serious social problems. a. | liquor | c. | cocaine | b. | heroin | d. | marijuana | | | | |
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In the
aftermath of _____ many Americans were tired of making sacrifices and wanted to enjoy
life. a. | World War Two | c. | The depression | b. | World War One | d. | Prohibition | | | | |
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The
_____ established the Prohibition Bureau in the Treasury Department to enforce
Prohibition. a. | Smoot Halley
Act | c. | Volstead Act | b. | 14th
Amendment | d. | Rico Laws | | | | |
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What
was defended at the Scopes trial? a. | fundamentalism | c. | bootleggers | b. | prohibition | d. | Communism | | | | |
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This
person was called as a witness in the Scopes trial. He also helped to prosecute
Scopes. a. | Clarence
Darrow | c. | Al Capone | b. | Theodore
Roosevelt | d. | William Jennings
Bryan | | | | |
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This
person imported illegal alcohol from Canada and operated a string of spekeasy's in the
20's. a. | William Jennings
Bryan | c. | Eliott Ness | b. | Al Capone | d. | Marcus Garvey | | | | |
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Many
people believe that _____ led to the rise of crime in the 20's. a. | 19th
Amendment | c. | Prohibition | b. | More women in the workplace and out of
home. | d. | World War One | | | | |
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The
government failed to budget enough men and money to enforce _____. a. | World War One | c. | stock market laws. | b. | The draft | d. | prohibition | | | | |
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10.
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The
_____ hired Clarence Darrow to defend John T. Scopes
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Which
of the following is not true about 1920's flappers? a. | suffered from a double
standard | c. | often smoked and
drank | b. | competed with men in
sports | d. | preferred a natural look for hair and
make-up | | | | |
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In the
1920's women in the workplace found that a. | they could earn as much as
men | c. | most paid workers were still
men | b. | their managers
were most likely women | d. | all of these are
true | | | | |
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13.
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In
1920 she became the first woman to swim the English Channel. a. | Gertrude
Stein | c. | Billy Holliday | b. | Gertrude
Ederle | d. | Edna St. Vincent
Millay | | | | |
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When
he hit a record 60 home runs for the Yankees in 1927, American went wild. a. | Lou Gehrig | c. | Babe Ruth | b. | Joe DiMagio | d. | Ty Cobb | | | | |
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He was
a small town pilot who made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic. a. | F. Scott
Fitzgerald | c. | Wm Montgomery | b. | Sinclair
Lewis | d. | Charles Lindbergh | | | | |
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This
composer wrote original works like Rhapsody in Blue, the first jazz work for a symphony
orchestra. a. | George
Gershwin | c. | Lous Armstrong | b. | Duke
Ellington | d. | Stan Kenton | | | | |
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This
writers poems celebrated youth and life of independence and freedom from traditional
restraints. a. | Emily
Dickenson | c. | Walt Disney | b. | Mr Rogers | d. | Edna St. Vincent Millay | | | | |
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In
This Side of Paradise and The Great Gatsby, this novelist portrayed wealthy people
leading hopelessly empty lives. a. | George Gershwin | c. | F.Scott Fitzgerald | b. | Ernest
Hemingway | d. | Clarence Darrow | | | | |
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Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war and introduced a style
of writing based on "hard little sentences." a. | George
Gershwin | c. | F. Scott Fitzgerald | b. | Earnest
Hemingway | d. | Gatsby | | | | |
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The
first American to win a Nobel prize for literature, he took aim at the shallow, stifling existence of
middle-class America in such novels as Main Street and Babbitt. a. | Earnest
Hemingway | c. | Sinclair Lewis | b. | John L. Lewis | d. | Lewis Armstrong | | | | |
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This
black nationalist association was grounded by Marcus Garvey. a. | Universal Negro Improvement
Association | c. | Urban League | b. | NAACP | d. | Black Muslims | | | | |
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This
was a literary and artistic movement that celebrated African-American culture a. | The Watts
Renewal | c. | The Jazz Age | b. | The Harlem
Renaissance | d. | The New Republic
Movement | | | | |
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Among
the founders of this association of African-American and white reformers was W.E.B. Du
Boise. a. | The Urban
League | c. | National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People | b. | Black Separatist Movement | d. | U.S. Chamber of Commerce | | | | |
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24.
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Known
as the "Empress of the Blues," this singer was at one time the highest paid black artist in
the world. a. | Bessie
Smith | c. | Ela Fitzgerald | b. | Kate Smith | d. | Madonna | | | | |
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This
major dramatic actor had a magnificent bass voice and commanding presence that brought him early fame
in the 1920's. a. | Michael
Jackson | c. | Paul Robeson | b. | Jackie
Robinson | d. | James Weldon
Johnson | | | | |
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In
many of her novels, books and folklore, poetry and short stories, this writer portrayed the lives of
Poor, unschooled Souther African Americans. a. | Aora Neal Hurston | c. | Opra Winfrey | b. | Elenor
Roosevelt | d. | Bessie Smith | | | | |
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This
jazz pianist and composer won fame as one of America's greatest composers. He wrote such pieces a
"mood Indigo" and "Sophisticated Lady." a. | Louis
Armstrong | c. | George Gershwin | b. | W.E.D. Dubois | d. | Duke Ellington | | | | |
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This
trumpet player's astounding sense of rhythm and ability to improvise has led many to consider him the
single most important influential musician in the history of jazz. a. | Duke
Ellington | c. | Louis Armstrong | b. | Earnest
Hemingway | d. | Jack Johnson | | | | |
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It was
difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all to the following reasons except
that a. | many people were determined to break the
laws | c. | many law enforcement officials took bribes
from smugglers in the U.S. | b. | insufficient funds were provided to pay for
enforcement | d. | prohibition banned only alcoholic
beverages manufactured in the U.S. | | | | |
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30.
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How
long did prohibition last? a. | 1 year | c. | 13 years | b. | 5 years | d. | 26 years | | | | |
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31.
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In
what science course would the theory of evolution be most likely taught? a. | physics | c. | geology | b. | biology | d. | chemistry | | | | |
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Which
of the following decreased during the 20's? a. | the birthrate | c. | the divorce rate | b. | the crime
rate | d. | high school
attendance | | | | |
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Many
famous writers of the 20;s including the lost generation, were similar in their ... a. | fierce
patriotism | c. | critical views of American
Culture | b. | celebration of small town
life | d. | deep respect for traditional forms of
expression | | | | |
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The
Harlem Renaissance refers to a. | a struggle for civil rights led by the
NAACP | c. | a program to promote African American Owned
business | b. | a population increase in Harlem in the
20's | d. | a celebration of African American culture in
literature and art. | | | | |
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The
"Great Migration" of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of a. | immigrants from Europe to
America | c. | African Americans from the U.S. to
Africa | b. | people from rural areas to towns and large
cities | d. | African Americans from the South to the
Northern cities | | | | |
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Which
of the following increased during the 1920's? a. | child labor | c. | the school dropout rate | b. | the birthrate | d. | the need for clerical workers | | | | |
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In the
1920's, which group would not be in favor of prohibition a. | recent
immigrants | c. | members of organized
crime | b. | rural residents of the
South | d. | the Women's Christian Temperance
Union | | | | |
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