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SOL 6 A-C

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Greater mobility and Creation of jobs was a result of 
a)
Organized Crime 
b)
Improved Transportation
c)
Electrification 
d)
Immigration
2.
Movement to suburban areas and the Growth of transportation-related industries
a)
Organized Crime 
b)
Automobile 
c)
Electrification 
d)
Immigration
3.
Increased availability of telephones, Development of the radio Broadcast industry, and Development of movies help change 
a)
Industry 
b)
Government 
c)
Communication 
d)
Leisure activities 
4.
Henry Ford used this to revolutionized industry 
a)
railroads
b)
assembly line
c)
shipping 
d)
elevator 
5.
This duo pioneered the flight industry 
a)
The Grim Brothers 
b)
The Wright Brothers 
c)
The Orville Brothers 
d)
The Bailey Brothers 
6.
Labor saving devices like the washing machine and stove was made possible due to 
a)
the assembly line
b)
financial resources 
c)
manufacturing 
d)
electrification 
7.
Did African Americans face discrimination and violence in the North and Midwest?
a)
Yes 
b)
No
8.
Jobs for African Americans in the South were scarce and low paying African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the South were reasons for 
a)
The Great Migration 
b)
The Great Mobilization 
c)
The Great Depression
d)
The Great Escape 
9.
This was imposed by a constitutional amendment that made it illegal to manufacture, transport, and sell alcoholic beverages
a)
Temperance 
b)
Suffrage 
c)
Prohibition
d)
Speakeasies 
10.
These were created as places for people to drink alcoholic beverages
a)
Temperance 
b)
Suffrage 
c)
Prohibition
d)
Speakeasies 
11.
This was the name given to those who smuggled illegal alcohol and promoted organized crime
a)
Bootleggers 
b)
Carpetbaggers 
c)
Scalawags 
d)
Senators 
12.
This amendment made it illegal to manufacture, transport, and sell alcoholic beverages
a)
19th
b)
18th
c)
21st
d)
22nd 
13.
This amendment made it legal to manufacture, transport, and sell alcoholic beverages
a)
19th
b)
18th
c)
21st
d)
22nd 
14.
Artist known for urban scenes and, later, paintings of the Southwest 
a)
Georgia O'Keeffe 
b)
Jacob Lawrence 
c)
John Steinbeck 
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald 
15.
A novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age of the 1920s
a)
Georgia O'Keeffe 
b)
Jacob Lawrence 
c)
John Steinbeck 
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald 
16.
A novelist who portrayed strength of poor migrant workers during 1930s
a)
Georgia O'Keeffe 
b)
Jacob Lawrence 
c)
John Steinbeck 
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald 
17.
A painter who chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration north through art
a)
Georgia O'Keeffe 
b)
Jacob Lawrence 
c)
John Steinbeck 
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald 
18.
Composers who wrote uniquely American music
a)
Aaron Copeland 
b)
Bessie Smith 
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Duke Ellington 
19.
Composers who wrote uniquely American music
a)
George Gershwin
b)
Bessie Smith 
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Duke Ellington 
20.
World reknown blues singer
a)
George Gershwin
b)
Bessie Smith 
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Duke Ellington 
21.
Trumpet player known for playing jazz
a)
George Gershwin
b)
Bessie Smith 
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Duke Ellington 
22.
Piano player known for playing jazz
a)
George Gershwin
b)
Bessie Smith 
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Duke Ellington 
23.
These people illegally produced & smuggled alcohol during prohibition
a)
Bootleggers
b)
Racketeers
c)
Fundementalists
d)
Sacco & Vanzetti
24.
A flourishing African American arts & culture (music, painting, writng, etc.) occurred here in the 1920s.
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Brooklyn, New York
c)
Chicago's North Side
d)
New Orleans, LA
25.
This made it possible for the US Government to ban the sale of alcohol in 1920.
a)
Criminal Syndicalism Laws
b)
The Volstead Act
c)
The Palmer Raids
d)
The 18th Amendment
26.
Illegal bars/clubs that served alcohol during Prohibition were sometimes called
a)
Chicken Boxes
b)
bootleggers
c)
speakeasies
d)
racketeers
27.
These people in the 1920s challenged tradtional ideas about how women should dress, act, and function in society.
a)
The Lost Generation
b)
Racketeers
c)
Flappers
d)
Sacco & Vanzetti
28.
__________was one of the most well-known gangsters/mobsters of the prohibition era.
a)
Al Capone
b)
Louie Armstrong
c)
Rudolph Valentino
29.
Who became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Amelia Earhart
d)
Jack Dempsey
30.
Where did many African American artists (writers, musicians, artists) move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan 
31.
He was a writer who became a leading voice of the African American experience in the United States
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Bessie Smith
c)
Duke Ellington
d)
Langston Hughes
32.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
A time when businesses in Harlem were booming.
b)
A neighborhood in New York where the upper class went to party
c)
A time when African-Americans in New York began to change views by writing books, playing music, and playing sports
d)
Babe Ruth's nickname
33.
What is the significance of the 19th Amendment? 
a)
Women became citizens.
b)
African Americans became citizens.
c)
Women were granted the right to vote.
d)
African Americans were granted the right to vote.
34.
Automobiles were being mass produced, which made them a lot cheaper for people to buy, thanks to this man...
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Henry Ford
35.
This African American poet was one of the most important figures of the Harlem Renaissance.
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Louis Armstrong
36.
Nicknamed "Satchmo", this musician was born in New Orleans, played the trumpet, and became an important jazz figure in the 1920s.
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Charles Lindbergh
37.

A nickname given to the 1920s because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom.

a)

roaring twenties

b)

silent twenties

c)

Jazz age

d)

Great Depression

38.

What global event preceded the Roaring Twenties and set the stage for the United States' economic prosperity?

a)

World War II

b)

World War I

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

War of 1812

39.

________________ was a set of programs President Franklin D. Roosevelt created to put people back to work.

a)

The Dust Bowl

b)

The Square Deal

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Good Deal

40.

Henry Ford used _____________________ to make his automobiles more affordable.

a)

immigrants

b)

robots

c)

assembly lines

d)

child labor

41.

I am a world famous writer. My work focused on the social history or the Jazz Age. My most famous work is the Great Gatsby. Although I made a good living from my writing, I lived extravagantly and drank excessively. By the mid-1930's I was an alcoholic and unable to write. I died believing I was a failure. Who am I?

a)

Charlie Chaplin

b)

Margaret Sanger

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

42.

I am a world famous painter who influenced the modern art movement of the 1920's. I am most well-known for my close-up flower paintings. I used abstract methods with magnification and geometric patterns in my art. Who am I?

a)

Mary Queen of Scotts

b)

Margaret Sanger

c)

Georgia O'Keefe

d)

Bessie Smith

43.

I am the most popular blues singer of all time. In 1912, I was hired as a dancer and by 1920, I had developed my own vaudeville act which included singing the blues. I was signed by Colombia Records in 1923. I was known as the Empress of Blues and reportedly earned a salary of $2,000 per week. I was also an inspiration to other musicians. Who am I?

a)

Margaret Sanger

b)

Bessie Coleman

c)

Betsy Ross

d)

Bessie Smith

44.

I am a world famous Jazz musician. I played in brass bands on steamboats entertaining wealthy white audiences. I also traveled to Chicago and New York, playing with other well known bands. I achieved fame as a cornet and trumpet player. As my career progressed I became a well known jazz vocalist during the Harlem Renaissance. I helped write the first ever autobiography of a jazz musician "Swing That Music". Who am I?

a)

Bessie Smith

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Charlie Chaplin

d)

Trudy Edrele

45.

I am the president of RCA and got my first taste of fame reporting on the Titanic disaster. I became a leader in the media industry, proposing new ideas and inventions, such as the radio music box. My vision and passion brought radio into the homes of many Americans. I also helped create NBC in 1926 and RKO movie production company in 1928. I predicted the invention of colored television and videocassette recorders. Who am I?

a)

Charlie Chaplin

b)

David Sarnoff

c)

Al Capone

d)

Babe Ruth

46.

What term describes the banning of alcohol?

a)

Demobilization

b)

Inflation

c)

Recession

d)

Prohibition

47.
What did the Eighteenth Amendment state?
a)
This amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
b)
This amendment outlawed the advertisment of alcohol.
c)
This amendment changed the age a person had to be to buy alcohol.
48.
What was a bootlegger?
a)
Criminals who brought clothing made in other countries into the U.S.
b)
Criminals who brought guns made in other countries into the U.S.
c)
Criminals who brought alcohol made in other countries into the U.S.
49.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars 
d)
hidden spots
50.
What did the Twenty-first Amendment do?
a)
It stopped speakeasies
b)
It ended Prohibition
c)
It arrested bootleggers
51.
Who was one of the best known jazz composers of the 1920s?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Bessie Smith
c)
Duke Ellington
52.
Who was one of the best known jazz musicians of the 1920s?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Bessie Smith
53.
True or False: Prohibition was effective.
a)
True
b)
False

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