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Quiz 1 Roaring Twenties & Harlem Renaissance

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Harding and Coolidge mainly focused on

a)

child labor

b)

social reform

c)

the economy

d)

farm prices

2.

When a government official made money off of allowing a private company to drill on government oil fields, it was called

a)

Nativism

b)

Red Scare

c)

Sacco and Venzetti

d)

Teapot Dome Scandal

3.

The main cause of the Red Scare was

a)

drinkers and bootleggers

b)

fear of communism

c)

Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance

d)

Welfare Reform

4.

What created a false sense of prosperity and allowed people to purchase more luxury items?

a)

Teapot Dome Scandal

b)

Prohibition

c)

Installment Plan

d)

Nativism

5.

What happened to American culture as a result of mass media?

a)

conflict between traditional and modern values

b)

slowed growth of cities

c)

mass consumption of consumer goods

d)

standardization of culture

6.

Organized crime was on the rise in the 1920s due to this

a)

prohibition

b)

farm prices

c)

child labor

d)

rising tariffs

7.

True or false: Isolationism is a post war trend in the 1920s

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The driving force behind the Harlem Renaissance largely came from...

a)

newly arrived immigrants from Europe.

b)

African Americans who moved from the Jim Crow South to the North & Midwest to start new lives.

c)

captains of industry who had monopolies in various industries.

d)

Native Americans who were forced to live on reservations

9.
The artists during the Harlem Renaissance most wanted to
a)
document the experiences of their people
b)
show off their talents (dancing, singing, writing, etc)
c)
Go back to their ancestors' homeland
d)
Separate completely from the rest of America
10.
The rebirth of African American arts and culture is known as:
a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The Harlem Renaissance
c)
Napoleonic Era
d)
Edwardian period
11.
What city is Harlem part of?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Chicago
c)
New York City
d)
Detroit
12.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
13.

During which decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?

a)

1900-1910

b)

1920s and 1930s

c)

1940s and 1950s

d)

late 1800s

14.
What is the Great Migration?
a)
The Great Migration was a large movement of birds from the north to the south to be warm for the winter.
b)
The Great Migration was the name of the time period after WWI.
c)
The Great Migration is the mass movement of African Americans from the south in the early 1900s.
15.

American writer and folklorist. Her works celebrate African-American culture. Her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God was published in 1937.

a)

Zora Neale Hurston

b)

Billie Holiday

c)

W. E. B. Du Bois

d)

Langston Hughes

16.

Who was Louis Armstrong?

a)

famous African American artist

b)

famous African American painter

c)

famous African American musician