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Chapter 8 Social Studies

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vocabulary term is defined as:

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

a)

dialect

b)

gospel

c)

jazz

d)

folk

2.

Choose the correct definition of affordable.

a)

easy to make

b)

expensive; highly priced

c)

inexpensive: reasonably priced

d)

difficult to make

3.

Choose the correct word to complete the dictionary entry.

Economic Boom - A period of rapid economic _____.

a)

decline

b)

change

c)

problems

d)

growth

4.

Choose the correct definition of revolutionize.

a)

to plan carefully

b)

to keep the same

c)

to make a major change

d)

to avoid disagreement

5.

Choose the correct definition of dialect.

a)

a form of music that is played in a particular area or by a particular group of people.

b)

a form of dance that is performed in a particular area or by a particular group of people.

c)

a form of art that is created in a particular area or by a particular group of people.

d)

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

6.

Choose the vocabulary term that is defined as:

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

a)

migrate

b)

evolve

c)

blend

d)

copy

7.

Choose the correct definition of renaissance.

a)

an old idea about something, especially art, literature, or music

b)

a new growth of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music

c)

a lack of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music

d)

an economic decline in something, especially art, literature, or music

8.

Choose the correct definition of prosperity.

a)

wealth or financial success

b)

musical style

c)

artistic or creative

d)

economic struggle

9.

Which artist of the Harlem Renaissance was associated with PAINTING?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Jacob Lawrence

10.

Which artist of the Harlem Renaissance was associated with LITERATURE?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Jacob Lawrence

11.

Which artist of the Harlem Renaissance was associated with MUSIC?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Jacob Lawrence

12.

What type of PAINTING was Jacob Lawrence associated with during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration

b)

"Swing Era" composer and performer

c)

combined experiences of African and American cultures

13.

What type of LITERATURE was Langston Hughes associated with during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration

b)

"Swing Era" composer and performer

c)

combined experiences of African and American cultures

14.

What type of MUSIC was Duke Ellington associated with during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration

b)

"Swing Era" composer and performer

c)

combined experiences of African and American cultures

15.

Who was an artist associated with the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Both

16.

Who played the trumpet?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Both

17.

Who was a solo jazz performer?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Both

18.

Who was an artist associated with the "Roaring Twenties"?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Both

19.

Who was a blues performer?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Both

20.

Who was a famous singer?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Both

21.

F. Scott Fitzgerald was a _____ who wrote The Great Gatsby.

a)

novelist

b)

poet

c)

journalist

22.

F. Scott Fitzgerald was a novelist who wrote about _____ in The Great Gatsby.

a)

the Jazz Age

b)

The Harlem Renaissance

c)

the southwest

23.

Which statement accurately describes the work of Georgia O'Keeffe

a)

Georgia O'Keeffe was a musician who was part of the Jazz Age.

b)

Georgia O'Keeffe was a writer who was part of the Harlem Renaissance.

c)

Georgia O'Keeffe was a painter who painted in the style of American Modernism.

d)

Georgia O'Keeffe was a composer who wrote American Operas.

24.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

25.

During the "Roaring 20s" young women in the cities started wearing shorter skirts and dresses and doing dances like the _____.

a)

Charleston

b)

flapper

c)

blues singer

26.

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

a)

Charleston

b)

flapper

c)

blues singer

27.

During the "Roaring 20s" _____ people bought automobiles like the Model T.

a)

more

b)

less

28.

During the "Roaring 20s" Model T automobiles became _____ expensive.

a)

more

b)

less

29.

During the "Roaring 20s" there were _____ appliances like washing machines and electric refrigerators available

a)

more

b)

less

30.

Which "Roaring Twenties" author wrote The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men?

a)

John Steinbeck

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Langston Hughes

31.

Who painted this painting?

a)

Georgia O'Keeffe

b)

Jacob Lawrence

32.

Who painted this painting?

a)

Georgia O'Keeffe

b)

Jacob Lawrence

33.

What is the name of the decade we studied in chapter 8?

a)

The Roaring Twenties

b)

The Timid Thirties

c)

The Fabulous Forties

d)

The Fantastic Fifties