Quiz 2 - Prohibition Era and 1920s America

Who was Charles A. Lindbergh?

• Composer

• Artist

• First person to fly solo across the Atlantic

• Novelist

What profession is George Gershwin known for?

• Composer

• Artist

• Novelist

• Poet

What was the approximate number of American students who went to high school after elementary school in 1926?

• 1 million

• 4 million

• 5 million

• 2 million

What contributed to the increase in high school attendance in the 1920s?

• The decrease in industrial jobs

• The need for vocational or work-related training

• The reduction of business and industry

• The decline in the number of students

Which form of mass media was described as the most powerful in the 1920s?

• Newspapers

• Magazines

• Radio

• Television

What was a significant change in newspaper circulation during the 1920s?

• Circulation decreased significantly

• Big city papers and newspaper chains swallowed up small town newspapers

• Newspapers were replaced by magazines

• Newspaper circulation remained the same

Who was the first American to win a Nobel Prize for Literature?

• Eugene O'Neill

• George Gershwin

• Sinclair Lewis

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

What did Edward Hopper's paintings depict?

• The confusion of modern American life

• The loneliness of American life

• The grandeur of New York City

• The conformity and materialism of America

What was the subject of Georgia O'Keeffe's later paintings?

• The confusion of modern American life

• The loneliness of American life

• The grandeur of New York City

• The landscapes of the Southwest

What term did F. Scott Fitzgerald coin (create) to describe the 1920s?

• The Lost Generation

• The Jazz Age

• The Great Gatsby

• Main Street