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Prohibition quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Write a 2-3 page essay about the role alcohol plays in the Great Gatsby OR write the name of the leader of the Anti-Saloon League

a)

Wheeles Wayne

b)

Bruce Wayne

c)

Wayne Wheeler

d)

Frances Willard

2.

What year did prohibition end?

a)

1920

b)

1933

c)

The 21st Amendment

d)

1929

3.

Which was NOT a result of the passage of the 18th amendment?

a)

People could be arrested for the possession of alcohol

b)

Loss of tax revenue for the Government

c)

A rise in crime

d)

A lasting decrease in alcohol consumption

4.

Which real life mobster was Meyer Wolfsheim based on?

a)

Arnold Rothstein

b)

Michael "The Killer" Kline

c)

"Big Al" Capone

d)

Meyer Torrio

5.

What gang was Al Capone the head of?

a)

The Killer Clowns

b)

The Mayfield Road Gang

c)

English 11H-1

d)

The Chicago Outfit

6.

What do you call people who endorsed Prohibition in public but drank in private?

a)

Gangsters

b)

Wet-Drys

c)

Dry-Wets

d)

Hippocrates

7.

Which of the following is closest to Al Capone’s worth in today’s money?

a)

4.578 billion

b)

Jeff Bezos

c)

1 billion

d)

1.5 million

8.

How were gang members employed before Prohibition?

a)

Politicians payed them to "take care of" opposition

b)

They worked for private citizens

c)

They worked for BOSS BABY

d)

They worked for hospitals to give them more business

9.

What did Carrie Nation do?

a)

Absolutely carried the nation

b)

Founded the Women's Christian Temperance Union

c)

Smashed up bars in Kansas

d)

Had an affair with president Warren G. Harding

10.

In what way does Gatsby break the law in The Great Gatsby?

a)

Possessing Alcohol 😳

b)

Absolutely FLATTENING Myrtle💀

c)

Hauteuring

d)

Buying hard refreshments 💧

11.

EC: Is alcohol good??????????????

a)

yes

b)

YES

c)

No (I'm lame + L + ratio)

d)

yEs