HIS CH-13 LIFE IN THE TWENTIES

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Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.

In the 1920s, women at home found that (circle three)

a.	they were usually expected to work outside the home	d.	their children spent most of their days at school and in organized activities
b.	more ready-made foods and clothing were available	e.	they experienced greater equality in marriage
c.	traditional housework chores were more important than ever

In the 1920s, women in the workplace found that (circle three)

a.	they could earn as much as men	d.	some previously "men only" jobs were available to them
b.	many assembly-line jobs were available	e.	most paid workers were still men
c.	their managers were likely to be women

A flapper was a young woman who (pick six)

a.	often smoked and drank in public	e.	wore ankle-length dresses
b.	suffered from a double standard	f.	seemed casual and independent.
c.	rejected traditionalist values of the 19th century	g.	openly discussed courtship and relationships
d.	refused to take responsibility for domestic chores	h.	wore short skirts

Matching

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.

a.	Prohibition	e.	fundamentalism
b.	speakeasy	f.	Clarence Darrow
c.	bootlegger	g.	William Jennings Bryan
d.	Scopes trial

This Protestant movement was grounded in the literal, word for word, interpretation of the Bible

This describes the era after the Eighteenth Amendment went into effect

This was defended at the Scopes trial

The American Civil Liberties Union hired him to represent John T. Scopes

One of the effects of this was a rise in organized crime

He was called as a witness in the Scopes trial

10.

This was an "underground" saloon or nightclub where liquor was sold illegally

11.

The government failed to budget enough men and money to enforce this

12.

This was someone who provided illegal alcohol

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.

a.	Georgia O'Keefe	e.	F. Scott Fitzgerald
b.	Sinclair Lewis	f.	Ernest Hemingway
c.	Jack Dempsey	g.	Charles A. Lindbergh
d.	George Gershwin	h.	Edna St. Vincent Millay

13.

Wounded in World War I, this writer criticized the glorification of war and introduced a tough, simplified style of writing that set a new literary standard

14.

He was a small-town pilot who made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic.

15.

Gene Tunney defeated this former heavyweight champion in what was called the "fight of the century."

16.

The first American to win a Nobel prize for literature, he used the character in Babbit to mock Americans for their conformity and materialism

17.

This writer's poems celebrated youth and a life of independence and freedom from traditional restraints

18.

This artist produced intensely colored canvases that captured the grandeur of New York

19.

This composer merged traditional elements of music with American Jazz

20.

In This Side of Paradise and The Great Gatsby, this novelist portrayed wealthy people leading hopelessly empty lives

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.

a.	Bessie Smith	h.	Langston Hughes
b.	Paul Robeson	i.	Zora Neale Hurston
c.	Claude McKay	j.	Harlem Renaissance
d.	Duke Ellington	k.	Great Migration
e.	Marcus Garvey	l.	James Weldon Johnson
f.	W. E. B. Du Bois	m.	Universal Negro Improvement Association
g.	Louis Armstrong	n.	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

21.

In 1927, this singer became the highest paid black artist in the world

22.

This was a literary and artistic movement that celebrated African-American culture

23.

Among the founders of this association was W. E. B. Du Bois.

24.

This black nationalist association was founded by Marcus Garvey.

25.

In many of her novels, books of folklore, poetry, and short stories, this writer portrayed the lives of poor, unschooled Southern African Americans

26.

This trumpet player's astounding sense of rhythm and ability to improvise has led many to consider him the single most important and influential musician in the history of jazz

27.

This jazz pianist and composer won fame as one of America's greatest composers. He wrote such pieces as "Mood Indigo" and "Sophisticated Lady."

28.

This major dramatic actor 's performance in Shakespeare's Othello was widely acclaimed

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

29.

The NAACP did all of the following except

a.	publish The Crisis	c.	work with anti-lynching organizations
b.	fight for legislation to protect African Americans	d.	propose that African Americans move back to Africa

30.

Which state had the largest percent increase in its African-American population?

a.	Indiana	c.	Florida
b.	West Virginia	d.	Louisiana

31.

By what percent did the population of African Americans in Louisiana change between 1890 and 1920?

a.	0%	c.	+11%
b.	-11%	d.	-7%

32.

What kind of information is provided by the map?

a.	the number of African Americans that moved from the South to the North between 1890 and 1920	c.	the percentage of the population that migrated between 1890 and 1920
b.	the percentage of change in each state's African American population	d.	the number of African Americans who migrated from 1890 to 1920

33.

Which state had the largest percent change in its African-American population?

a.	South Carolina	c.	West Virginia
b.	Florida	d.	Louisiana

34.

According to the map, what do the southern states have in common?

a.	They experienced an increase in African-American population	c.	They all relied heavily on industry.
b.	They experienced a decrease in African-American population	d.	They all had laws that discriminated against African Americans

35.

By what percent did the African-American population change in New York?

a.	-3%	c.	+1%
b.	+3%	d.	-1%

36.

What trend does this map illustrate?

a.	the movement of African Americans to the North	c.	the immediate effects of the abolition of slavery
b.	the movement of African Americans to the South	d.	the discrimination faced by African Americans in the South

37.

In which of the following groups did all three states experience an increase in the percentage of African-American population?

a.	Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas	c.	West Virginia, New York, Illinois
b.	Delaware, Indiana, North Carolina	d.	Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky

38.

In which of the following groups did all three states experience a decrease in the percentage of
African-American population?

a.	Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio	c.	Kentucky, Delaware, Pennsylvania
b.	Louisiana, Georgia, Maryland	d.	New York, Georgia, Florida

39.

What did Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina have in common during the period represented on the map?

a.	The percentage of African-American population remained the same in all.	c.	All were northern states
b.	All experienced a decrease in percentage of African-American population.	d.	All experienced an increase in percentage of African-American population

40.

"Double standard" refers to

a.	lower wages women earned compared to those earned by men in the 1920s	c.	amount of work that women did both at home and outside the house in the 1920s
b.	unfair treatment of women in the workplace in the 1920s	d.	stricter social and moral standards for women than for men in the 1920s

41.

Fundamentalists believed that

a.	evolution and creationism could coincide	c.	the Bible should be taken literally
b.	drinking alcohol was acceptable	d.	prohibition should be repealed

42.

Jazz music was born in New Orleans and was spread to the North by such musicians as

a.	Zora Neale Hurston	c.	Langston Hughes
b.	Louis Armstrong	d.	Paul Robeson

43.

What percent of the population in 1929 had a gross income of more than $5, 000?

a.	2 percent	c.	5 percent
b.	3 percent	d.	6 percent

44.

Which of the following statements about the economy in 1929 is supported by the information in the charts?

a.	Wealth was distributed evenly among all Americans	c.	A strong middle class was steadily emerging in the United States
b.	A small percentage of Americans received over half the income earned	d.	The economy was the most prosperous it had ever been in American history

45.

The bottom 40 percent of the population earned 12.5 percent of all personal income in 1929. What did the top 40 percent earn?

a.	33.1 percent	c.	87.5 percent
b.	54.4 percent	d.	73.7 percent

46.

The top 20 percent of the population earned 54.4 percent of all income earned in 1929. What percent did the bottom 40 percent earn?

a.	26.3 percent	c.	12.5 percent
b.	13.8 percent	d.	19.3 percent

47.

What percent of all income was earned by the third 20 percent of income earners?

a.	19.3 percent	c.	12.5 percent
b.	54.4 percent	d.	13.8 percent

48.

What percent of the population in 1929 had a gross income between $3,000 and $3,999?

a.	12 percent	c.	17 percent
b.	4 percent	d.	8 percent

49.

What group of income earners had an average income of $725?

a.	bottom 40 percent	c.	second 20 percent
b.	third 20 percent	d.	top 20 percent

50.

Which group of income earners had an average income of $6, 327?

a.	bottom 40 percent	c.	second 20 percent
b.	top 20 percent	d.	third 20 percent

51.

In 1929, much more did the average family in the top 20 percent earn than the average family in the bottom 40 percent?

a.	$881	c.	$1527
b.	$5602	d.	$725

52.

Which of the following statements can be inferred by comparing the information in the two charts?

a.	The top 20 percent of Americans earned incomes greater than $6, 237 in 1929.	c.	The bottom 40 percent of the population had incomes greater than $1, 000 in 1929.
b.	The majority of the population in 1929 earned less than $3, 000 a year	d.	Americans who earned less than $1, 000 in 1929 took home about 12.5% of the total income earned

53.

It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all of the following reasons except

a.	insufficient funds were provided to pay for enforcement	c.	many law enforcement officials took bribes from smugglers and bootleggers
b.	many people were determined to break the laws.	d.	prohibition banned only alcoholic beverages manufactured in the United States

54.

John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of

a.	creationism	c.	fundamentalism
b.	biology	d.	evolution

55.

The Harlem Renaissance refers to

a.	a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP	c.	a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s
b.	a program to promote African-American owned businesses.	d.	a celebration of African-American culture in literature and art.

56.

F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the

a.	Roaring Twenties	c.	Jazz Age
b.	Harlem Renaissance	d.	Prohibition Age

57.

To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as

a.	tea rooms	c.	speakeasies
b.	penthouses	d.	tenements

58.

Charles Lindbergh was famous as a(n)

a.	composer	c.	pilot
b.	politician	d.	inventor