Question 1

What was NAACP leader W. E. B. Du Bois alluding to when he stated that Garvey's Black Star Line, a black-owned fleet of steamships, "…arose and disappeared, and with it went some
$800,000 of the savings of West Indians and a few American Negroes…" in his 1923 biographical sketch "Marcus Garvey"?
A) Garvey's incompetence and dishonesty as a business leader
B) Garvey's prowess in running a successful enterprise
C) Garvey's idea of encouraging self-sufficiency by encouraging black-owned businesses
D) Garvey's insistence on establishing an independent nation in Africa

Accepted Answer

Du Bois was criticizing Garvey's management of the Black Star Line, indicating that it failed and resulted in significant financial losses for its investors, which reflects on Garvey's incompetence and possibly dishonesty in handling the business.

Question 2

Jazz could best be described as a melding of European musical traditions and .
A) Latin music
B) folk music
C) African-American music
D) country music

Accepted Answer

Jazz is best described as a melding of European musical traditions and African-American music, incorporating elements like blues, ragtime, and improvisation.

Question 3

The passage of the Sheppard-Towner Act in 1921 .
A) established a system for enforcing Prohibition
B) provided federal funds for maternity care
C) severely curtailed child labor
D) required less regulation of national banks

Accepted Answer

The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 provided federal funding for maternity and child care, marking a significant step in public health and welfare policies in the United States.

Question 4

-Based on this souvenir postcard from a lynching in Marion, Indiana, and the photograph of the 1925 Ku Klux Klan march in Washington, D.C., what conclusion can be reached about both lynch mobs and the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s?
A) They revived their activities after being suppressed during Reconstruction.
B) Their targets included not only African Americans, but also Jews, Catholics, immigrants and feminists.
C) They were unashamed of their actions and unafraid to reveal their identities.
D) Although they were usually prosecuted for their crimes, juries rarely found them guilty.

Accepted Answer

Both the souvenir postcard from a lynching and the photograph of the Ku Klux Klan march demonstrate a brazen openness about these acts of violence and intimidation, indicating that participants were unashamed and unafraid to reveal their identities.

Question 5

Philosopher Alain Locke's anthology of essays and poems known as The New Negro
Embodied .
A) a new aesthetic vision
B) a proud work ethic
C) black racial pride
D) a deep connection to Africa

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which of the following best characterizes the Harlem Renaissance?
A) The Harlem Renaissance inspired the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial North.
B) The Harlem Renaissance failed to nurture the emergence of black cultural pride in northern cities.
C) The Harlem Renaissance undermined the goals of the NAACP and other political civil rights groups.
D) The Harlem Renaissance produced some of the greatest literature and music of the Jazz Age.

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York, during the 1920s. It was marked by a flourishing of African American music, literature, and art, contributing significantly to the cultural landscape of the Jazz Age. This period saw the emergence of figures like Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington, whose works are celebrated for their profound impact on both American culture and the fight for African American rights.

Question 7

-How would members of the urban black middle class of the 1920s most likely have reacted to Aaron Douglas's drawing that accompanied James Weldon Johnson's poem "The Prodigal Son"?
A) They would have encouraged additional black men from the South to migrate to northern cities.
B) They would have taken pride in the development of an original American musical style with African roots.
C) They would have joyfully seen this image as an expression of the times that included increased African American dignity.
D) They would have disapproved of the temptations of jazz and the other illustrated vices that confronted the young man in the image.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

African-American leader Marcus Garvey rejected integration into white society in favor of
A) ensuring that African Americans acquire education through vocational schools
B) having African Americans take pride in their natural appearances
C) dismantling Jim Crow laws in the South
D) establishing an independent nation in Africa

Accepted Answer

Marcus Garvey advocated for the establishment of an independent nation in Africa as part of his "Back to Africa" movement, promoting black nationalism and self-determination.

Question 9

-Why did Marcus Garvey choose to appear in full military regalia and plumed hat as the founder and leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association?
A) He wanted to emphasize his background as a veteran of World War I.
B) He believed that wearing such a uniform would challenge the white stereotype of racial subservience.
C) He wanted to prove to his followers that he was much more militant than Booker T. Washington.
D) He desired to rule Liberia as a monarch once African Americans resettled there.

Accepted Answer

Garvey's choice to appear in full military regalia was a deliberate act to challenge and subvert the prevailing white stereotypes of racial subservience, presenting an image of dignity, authority, and empowerment to both his followers and detractors.

Question 10

-What attitude regarding the northward migration of African Americans can be inferred from this particular Jacob Lawrence painting from his Migration series?
A) irony
B) joy
C) condescension
D) detachment

Accepted Answer

Jacob Lawrence's Migration series often portrays the hope and determination of African Americans moving northward in search of better opportunities, reflecting a sense of joy and optimism rather than irony, condescension, or detachment.

Question 11

What two opposing issues were used by prosecutors and defenders of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in trying to prove their guilt or innocence regarding the robbery and murder of a Massachusetts payroll guard in 1920?
A) communism versus striking on the job
B) temperance versus alcoholism
C) terrorism versus xenophobia
D) organized crime versus anarchy

Accepted Answer

The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti was heavily influenced by the political climate of the time, with prosecutors emphasizing fears of terrorism and anarchism, while defenders argued that xenophobia and prejudice against immigrants were influencing the case.

Question 12

In 1925, John T. Scopes, a science teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, was arrested by local officials for teaching .
A) creationism
B) evolution
C) sexual education and contraception
D) black history

Accepted Answer

John T. Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution, which was against the law in Tennessee at the time due to the Butler Act. This led to the famous Scopes "Monkey" Trial.

Question 13

-Lena Ruffner, the young woman in this photograph, likely supported the tenets of
A) evolution
B) modernism
C) the ACLU
D) fundamentalism

Accepted Answer

Lena Ruffner, being described as a young woman in a historical context, likely supported fundamentalism, which was a common stance among many during the early 20th century, especially in opposition to the teaching of evolution and modernist ideas.

Question 14

-What factors most likely inspired the image of the "new women" such as those portrayed in this advertisement?
A) the emergence of mass culture combined with young women's turning away from social movements and toward their economic prospects
B) the perception of women as controlling most purchasing decisions combined with their exodus from the workplace
C) the continuing success of the women's movement in the wake of the success of the suffragists combined with overall American prosperity
D) the emergence of car culture combined with the growing wealth of American families

Accepted Answer

The emergence of mass culture combined with young women's turning away from social movements and toward their economic prospects inspired the image of the "new women" such as those portrayed in this advertisement.

Question 15

-What was the result of Margaret Sanger's 1929 appearance with her mouth bandaged at Boston's Ford Hall Forum after local officials refused to let her speak publicly about birth control?
A) She was arrested and served 30 days in jail for distributing information about birth control.
B) Her birth control clinic in Brooklyn was permanently shut down by the government.
C) Her protest against censorship gave the birth control movement more national publicity.
D) There was an increase in the number of female deaths due to illegal abortions.

Accepted Answer

Her silent protest against the censorship of her speech on birth control drew significant public and media attention, thereby increasing national awareness and support for the birth control movement.

Question 16

Why did modern Progressive reformers, who dominated the League of Women Voters and included future first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, oppose passage of an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during the 1920s?
A) They felt that gaining the right to vote ensured that women were equal to men in the United States.
B) They were concerned that the ERA could endanger the protective legislation for women that they had created in the recent past.
C) They questioned whether equality would mean that women would have to serve in the Armed Forces.
D) They feared that the ERA would not guarantee women equal pay for equal work when competing with men in the job market.

Accepted Answer

The Progressive reformers were concerned that the ERA could nullify the protective labor laws they had fought for, which were designed to protect women workers by limiting their working hours and ensuring safe working conditions. They believed these laws were essential for women's physical well-being.

Question 17

What was NAACP director James Weldon Johnson referring to when he coined the term "The Red Summer of 1919"?
A) the wave of vicious assaults by whites against black communities
B) the attacks and arrests made on communists and anarchists during the First Red Scare
C) the deadly attacks made by rival gang members in organized crime over the sale of alcohol
D) the militant protests undertaken by suffragists as they tried to get the states to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment

Accepted Answer

James Weldon Johnson coined the term "The Red Summer of 1919" to describe the series of race riots and massacres against African American communities by white Americans in numerous cities across the United States.

Question 18

The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment .
A) repealed Prohibition
B) outlawed the manufacture and distribution of alcohol
C) gave women the right to vote
D) provided for the direct election of U.S. senators

Accepted Answer

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote, thereby expanding the electorate and marking a significant milestone in the women's suffrage movement.

Question 19

To what aspect of modern life in the 1920s were both the Lost Generation and Christian fundamentalists responding?
A) its championing of industry and technology
B) its apparent inability to meet the needs of the human spirit
C) its rampant immorality
D) its sustenance of bigotry toward minorities

Accepted Answer

Both the Lost Generation, a group of disillusioned post-World War I writers, and Christian fundamentalists were reacting to what they saw as the modern era's failure to fulfill spiritual and emotional needs, each in their distinct ways critiquing the era's focus on materialism and moral decay.

Question 20

In the 1920s, the best predictor of how a woman would vote was how her voted.
A) husband
B) female friends
C) local elected officials
D) coworkers

Accepted Answer

In the 1920s, the best predictor of how a woman would vote was often how her husband voted. This was largely due to the societal norms and gender roles of the time, which emphasized women's alignment with their husbands' political and social views.

Quiz 21: A Turbulent Decade: The Twenties

Jazz could best be described as a melding of European musical traditions and .

The passage of the Sheppard-Towner Act in 1921 .

-Based on this souvenir postcard from a lynching in Marion, Indiana, and the photograph of the 1925 Ku Klux Klan march in Washington, D.C., what conclusion can be reached about both lynch mobs and the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s?

Philosopher Alain Locke's anthology of essays and poems known as The New Negro Embodied .

Which of the following best characterizes the Harlem Renaissance?

-How would members of the urban black middle class of the 1920s most likely have reacted to Aaron Douglas's drawing that accompanied James Weldon Johnson's poem "The Prodigal Son"?

African-American leader Marcus Garvey rejected integration into white society in favor of

-Why did Marcus Garvey choose to appear in full military regalia and plumed hat as the founder and leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association?

-What attitude regarding the northward migration of African Americans can be inferred from this particular Jacob Lawrence painting from his Migration series?

What two opposing issues were used by prosecutors and defenders of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in trying to prove their guilt or innocence regarding the robbery and murder of a Massachusetts payroll guard in 1920?

In 1925, John T. Scopes, a science teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, was arrested by local officials for teaching .

-Lena Ruffner, the young woman in this photograph, likely supported the tenets of

-What factors most likely inspired the image of the "new women" such as those portrayed in this advertisement?

-What was the result of Margaret Sanger's 1929 appearance with her mouth bandaged at Boston's Ford Hall Forum after local officials refused to let her speak publicly about birth control?

Why did modern Progressive reformers, who dominated the League of Women Voters and included future first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, oppose passage of an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during the 1920s?

What was NAACP director James Weldon Johnson referring to when he coined the term "The Red Summer of 1919"?

The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment .

To what aspect of modern life in the 1920s were both the Lost Generation and Christian fundamentalists responding?

In the 1920s, the best predictor of how a woman would vote was how her voted.