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WorksheetsChapter 7-Part1: BOOM!
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which artist is incorrectly matched with his or her career?
a)
John Steinbeck - composer
b)
Langston Hughes - poet
c)
Bessie Smith - singer
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald - novelist
2.
Which artist's work represents the historical movement of African Americans to the North at the end of World War I?
a)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
John Steinbeck
d)
Jacob Lawrence
3.
John Steinbeck wrote a novel called the "Grapes of Wrath" during the depression about people who make their living as ____, like those pictured above.
a)
Housewives
b)
Factory workers
c)
Day care helpers
d)
Migrant workers
4.
If you wanted to read colorful portrayals of black life in America during the Harlem Renaissance, you would do well to find a book of poems or stories by _________.
a)
John Steinbeck
b)
Georgia O'Keeffe
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
5.
Which statement correctly matches the author and his work?
a)
Jacob Lawrence was an artist who painted urban and Southwest scenes.
b)
Langston Hughes was a novelist who wrote about the strength of poor migrant workers.
c)
F. Scott Fitzgerald was a novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age of the 1920s.
d)
John Steinbeck was a poet who combined the experiences of African and American roots.
6.
Which of the following people is missing from this list of musicians/composers of the 1920s: Louis Armstrong, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith?
a)
John Steinbeck
b)
George Gerswhin
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Jacob Lawrence
7.
Who was involved in the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
African American business men
b)
Hispanics and Native Americans artists
c)
Flappers and Tin Lizzies
d)
African American writers and performers
8.
During the 1920s, the literary and artistic movement centered on African-American culture was known as the �
a)
Great Migration
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Prohibition Era
d)
Harlem Renaissance
9.
The paintings of Jacob Lawrence show people during the �
a)
Spanish American War
b)
Great Migration
c)
Great Depression
d)
Harlem Renaissance
10.
Which two people were composers of American music during the 1920s and 1930s?
a)
Aaron Copland and George Gershwin
b)
John Dillinger and Bonnie and Clyde
c)
Woody Guthrie and Georgia O�Keeffe
d)
Will Rogers and Woody Guthrie
11.
The painting of a ram's head in the Southwestern desert is the work of what artist famous for her paintings of urban scenes and the southwest in the 1920s and 1930s
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
Eleanor Roosevelt
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Georgia O'Keeffe
12.
Which development contributed strongly with powering labor-saving devices in the home?
a)
Electrification
b)
Natural gas
c)
Generators
d)
Windmills
13.
Which of the following is NOT an example of how life in the 1920s was affected by electrification?
a)
A child pushing the light switch
b)
A family listening to the radio
c)
A young girl building a fire
d)
A woman using a washing machine
14.
Who was responsible for creating automobiles on a moving assembly line and making the automobile more affordable for the average American?
a)
David Dunbar Buick
b)
Henry Ford
c)
John and Horace Dodge
d)
Louis Chevrolet
15.
How did the new affordability of automobiles change life in America in the 1920s?
a)
More transcontinental railroads were built.
b)
Many people moved to the city.
c)
There were new jobs and greater mobility.
d)
Pollution decreased in the cities.
16.
Which of the following best explains the trend that occurred in Model T prices from 1910 to 1920?
a)
Machines increased the assembly time which required cars to be sold at a higher price.
b)
Work teams built one car at a time which caused an increase in the price for consumers.
c)
The use of cheap materials enabled more cars to be produced which lowered the cost for consumers.
d)
The assembly line enabled a faster method of producing cars which lowered the cost for consumers.
17.
All of the following were changing developments in American communication in the 1920s EXCEPT �
a)
development of the radio
b)
the building of telegraph lines
c)
increased availability of telephones
d)
the movie industry
18.
In which industry did Guglielmo Marconi and David Sarnoff work?
a)
Communications
b)
Textiles
c)
Transportation
d)
Steel
19.
In the 1920s which new forms of entertainment became available to many Americans?
a)
Radio and movies
b)
Television and newspapers
c)
Books and magazines
d)
Advertising and telephones
20.
Which of the following was NOT a result of the introduction of affordable automobiles at the beginning of the 20th century?
a)
labor saving devices in the home
b)
creation of jobs
c)
better roads
d)
greater mobility
21.
Which of the following is NOT a technological advance of the 1920s that has affected American life to the present day?
a)
Communication through telephones, radios, and movies
b)
Electrification of American homes
c)
Mobility through more affordable automobiles
d)
The completion of the transcontinental railroad
22.
The campaign to outlaw the making and consumption of alcoholic beverages is known as the ______________.
a)
Temperance Movement
b)
Great Migration
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Progressive Movement
23.
Which of the following events comes between the Temperance Movement and the 21st Amendment?
a)
End of Prohibition
b)
Prohibition
c)
Great Depression
d)
17th amendment
24.
What is the significance (importance) of the 21st amendment?
a)
It granted women suffrage
b)
It started Prohibition
c)
It repealed the 19th amendment
d)
It repealed the 18th amendment
25.
The growth of organized crime in the 1920s was a direct consequence of _________.
a)
Prohibition
b)
the cultural influence of young people
c)
increased immigration
d)
the Jazz Age
26.
Speakeasies were created as _________.
a)
places where people could drink alcoholic beverages
b)
places where you could say whatever came to your mind
c)
places where people could watch movies
d)
places to listen to the radio
27.
What were the results of Prohibition?
a)
Great Migration, Bootleggers, 18th Amendment, Organized Crime
b)
Speakeasies, 18th Amendment, Bootleggers, Great Migration
c)
Speakeasies, Bootleggers, 19th Amendment, Organized Crime
d)
Bootleggers, Speakeasies, 21st Amendment, Organized Crime
28.
The ratification of the 21st Amendment marked the end of...
a)
Prohibition
b)
segregated society
c)
women�s suffrage
d)
the Progressive Movement
29.
The purpose of the 18th amendment was to �
a)
forbid the production and sale of alcohol
b)
give women the right to vote and hold office
c)
allow for the direct election of senators
d)
remove voting restrictions on minorities
30.
Why did states in the northern United States see the greatest increase in population?
a)
Shortage of industrial labor
b)
Increase in government assistance
c)
Decrease in violence and discrimination
d)
Increase in agricultural jobs
31.
What movement took place during the 1920s in which thousands of African Americans moved north to find work?
a)
The Great Depression
b)
The Great Gatsby
c)
The Great White Fleet
d)
The Great Migration
32.
Between 1916 and 1920, half a million African Americans left the south for many reasons. Which of the following occurred because of this movement?
a)
There were less African Americans in northern and western cities.
b)
There were more immigrants in northern cities.
c)
There were more African Americans in northern and western cities.
d)
There were more African Americans in southern cities.
33.
Why did African Americans move from the South to the North between 1910 and 1930?
a)
There were more jobs.
b)
There were fewer taxes.
c)
The housing was free.
d)
The climate was better.
34.
From 1910 to 1920, where were African Americans migrating from?
a)
The South
b)
The North
c)
The East
d)
The Midwest
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