Chapter 8: The Roaring 20's Test

Which statement accurately describes the work of Georgia O’Keeffe?

• Georgia O’Keeffe was a musician who was part of the Jazz Age.
• Georgia O’Keeffe was a writer who was part of the Harlem Renaissance.
• Georgia O’Keeffe was a painter who painted in the style of American modernism.
• Georgia O’Keeffe was a composer who wrote American operas.

During the “Roaring 20s,” young women in the cities started wearing shorter skirts and dresses and doing dances like the _________ .

• Charleston
• flapper
• blues singer

A young woman who started wearing shorter skirts and dresses was called a _________ .

• Charleston
• flapper
• blues singer

Which statement explains why the 1920s were called the “Roaring 20s”?

• The United States went through an economic boom and prosperity brought changes to popular culture.
• The Unites States went through an economic downturn and hardship brought changes to popular culture.
• The United States went through an economic boom and hardship brought changes to popular culture.
• The United States went through an economic downturn and prosperity brought changes to popular culture.

____________________ inexpensive; reasonably priced.

• dialect
• affordable
• economic boom
• jazz

_________________ a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area or by a particular group of people.

• affordable
• economic boom
• evolve
• dialect

___________________________ a period of rapid economic growth.

• prosperity
• renaissance
• economic boom
• jazz

________________________ to change or develop slowly, usually into a better or more advanced stage.

• evolve
• renaissance
• revolutionize
• prosperity

_____________________ a type of music of African American origin that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century.

• prosperity
• revolutionize
• affordable
• jazz

___________________ wealth or financial success.

• affordable
• prosperity
• revolutionize
• economic boom