1920s Set 2 (Test 4)

Q: The image above would BEST represent which historical trend of the 1920s?

A: a) Technological change and modernization reshaping American demographics b) Increasing cultural conflict as traditional American values were challenged c) Fundamentalist Christians challenging new scientific modernism d) A changing American identity resulting from World War I
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Q: The image above would BEST represent which historical trend of the 1920s?

A: a) Technological change and modernization reshaping American demographics b) Increasing cultural conflict as traditional American values were challenged c) Fundamentalist Christians challenging new scientific modernism d) A changing American identity resulting from World War I
b) Increasing cultural conflict as traditional American values were challenged
Q: Which of the following groups would MOST likely find the image above to be controversial?

A: a) Young women of the 1920s who were searching for new ways to express themselves. b) Politicians of the early 1900s who wanted to extend suffrage to women c) Advertisers trying to attract buyers of new women's fashion d) Mothers who grew up in the Victorian Age
d) Mothers who grew up in the Victorian Age
Q: Which of the following groups similarly challenged social boundaries in the second half of the 20th century?

A: a) The counterculture movement of the 1960s and 1970s. b) Nixon's Silent Majority of the 1960s. c) The Christian Coalition of the 1980s d) American women who agreed with the sentiments of Phyllis Schlafly in the 1970s
a) The counterculture movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Q: What is the term for the resurgence of African-American poetry and art during the 1920s, exemplified by this poem?

A: a) social realism movement b) harlem renaissance c) surrealism movement d) hudson river school of art
b) harlem renaissance
Q: Which of the following BEST represents a "deferred" dream for African-Americans during the 1920s?

A: a) Equal protection under the law. b) The option to serve in the military c) Economic liberty d) A uniquely African-American cultural identity
a) Equal protection under the law.
Q: The ideas expressed in the image above MOST directly reflect which of the following political controversies?

A: a) Christian fundamentalist beliefs versus scientific modernism b) Federal policies to standardize education c) American traditions and secular humanism d) Federal mandates to favor science over religion
a) Christian fundamentalist beliefs versus scientific modernism
Q: The activities shown in the image above MOST clearly show the influence of which of the following?

A: a) The tradition of an American identity centered on religious belief. b) The wall of separation between church and state advocated by Thomas Jefferson c) The influence of Enlightenment ideals of discovery through science d) The power of freedom of assembly to address the grievances of an angry citizenry
a) The tradition of an American identity centered on religious belief.
Q: Which of the following Supreme Court decisions has the MOST in common with the issue shown in the image above?

A: a) reynolds v US b) lemon v. kurtzman c) engel v. vitale d) wisconsin v. yoder
c) engel v. vitale
Q: How does Langston Hughes' description of the Harlem Renaissance differ from popular interpretations of this time period?

A: a) He was generally accepting of the "popularization" of black culture. b) He emphasizes the appropriation of Black culture by White Americans c) He explains that many blacks were not very appreciative of the Jazz culture d) He challenges the notion that the Harlem Renaissance had larger cultural appeal
b) He emphasizes the appropriation of Black culture by White Americans
Q: What phenomenon was responsible for the large population of African-Americans living in Harlem at this time?

A: a) Significant strides in post-Reconstruction civil rights. b) Supreme Court rulings banning segregation c) The northern migration of southern blacks during World War I. d) The displacement of former slaves from southern plantations during Reconstruction
c) The northern migration of southern blacks during World War I.
Q: Which of the following might Langston Hughes view as a continuity of the developments described in the excerpt? A: a) The assassinations of civil rights leaders during the 1960's b) The response to Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in professional baseball c) The Brown v. Board decision in which school segregation was ruled unconstitutional. d) The appropriation of Black music in the post-World War II periodd) The appropriation of Black music in the post-World War II period