Lesson 7.2 - Roaring Twenties Culture

Multiple Choice

A short lived activity or style that is taken up by a lot of people.

• Fad

• Jazz

• Fab

• Flap

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the fashion and lifestyle choices of flappers?

• They wanted to expand opportunities for women in the workplace.

• They wanted to break from traditional expectations of how women should behave

• They wanted to encourage women to maintain a proper and traditional household.

Multiple Choice

New style of music created in the 1920s by African Americans that combined a variety of musical styles.

• Classical

• African Spirituals

• Jazz

• Flapper

Multiple Choice

Most older Americans were huge fans of jazz music.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why was Babe Ruth so famous?

• He hit a lot of home runs

• He was a world champion boxer

• He made a great candy bar

Multiple Choice

What helped athletes become celebrities during the 1920s?

• Most athletes were also musical performers.

• Cable television was becoming popular and you could watch the games on TV instead of attending them live.

• People could follow their achievements easily on the radio and in newspapers.

Multiple Choice

What is an expatriate?

• Person who moves from their own country to live in a foreign place.

• Person that opposed the consumption of alcohol and supported Prohibition.

• Person who was afraid that Jazz music was a negative influence on American youth.

Multiple Choice

What was one of the primary themes of writers during the 1920s?

• They opposed democracy as a form of government.

• They criticized Americans for their focus on money and fun.

• They wrote about sports in all their books.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a goal of the Harlem Renaissance?

• To fight racism through the celebration of African American culture.

• Organize African Americans into leagues to train for playing in Major League Baseball

• To move to a new country to escape racism and prejudice

Multiple Choice

In which city did the Harlem Renaissance begin?

• New York City

• Chicago

• New Orleans

• Boston

• Philadelphia