Lesson Quiz: Roaring Twenties Culture

What role did fads play in 1920s American society?

• Fads helped politicians to spread their views.

• Fads were a sign of mass culture throughout the country.

• Fads encouraged older Americans to accept new cultural norms.

• Fads were a sign of economic growth in America.

Which invention had the biggest influence in the 1920s on how people felt about sports stars?

• automobile

• radio

• telephone

• television

The fashion and lifestyle choices of flappers best shows a desire to

• encourage women to maintain a proper household.

• expand opportunities for women in the workplace.

• pass a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.

• break from traditional expectations of how women should behave.

The “Roaring Twenties” is best reflected in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s stories about

• people who could not find happiness in spite of their wealth.

• people who preferred to live overseas as expatriates.

• the social effects of World War I throughout Europe.

• the misunderstandings city dwellers had about rural Americans.

The conclusion of a poem written by Claude McKay—“Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, / Pressed to the wall, dying but fighting back!”—reflects which theme common in the works of Harlem Renaissance writers?

• encouraging a violent response to racism and discrimination

• protesting the racism many African Americans experienced

• pressing for political reform efforts throughout the country

• hoping for better economic opportunities for African Americans