History 112R Ch. 21

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1
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the shifting morals of the 1920's
  • A. A thrill-seaking attitude induced by Prohibition
  • B. A care-to-the-wind attitude inspired by the Great Depression
  • C. The risque teachings of Sigmund Freud
  • D. Newfound freedoms provided by the automobile
2
Which of the following was a pioneering baseball superstar of the 1920's
  • A. Babe Ruth
  • B. Joe Louis
  • C. Primo Carnera
  • D. Red Grange
3
Who worte the poem, "if I must Die"
  • A. Alain Locke
  • B. Claude McKay
  • C. Marcus Garvey
  • D. Langston Hughes
4
A prominent artist of the Harlem Renissance who grew up in South Carolina was.
  • A. Lois Maillou Jones
  • B. Palmer Hayden
  • William H. Johnson
  • Joe Louis
5
Women of the 1920's were know by what nickname
  • A. Chicks
  • B. Flyers
  • C. Flappers
  • D. Women of the night
6
Whose most famous work was called "Their Eyes Were Watching God."
  • A. Langston Hughes
  • B. Marcus Garvey
  • Lois Maillou Jones
  • D. Zora neale Hurston
7
Who was the greatest of the jazz musicians of the 1920's, renowned for his powerful trumpet playing.
  • A. Louis Armstong
  • B. Bessie Smith
  • C. Langston Hughes
  • D. Claude McKay
8
Richard Simon made a fortune publishing books about what popular fad of the 1920's
  • A. Crossword puzzles
  • B. Recipes
  • C. Biblica verses
  • Flagpole sitting
9
Prohibition placed a ban on
  • A. Smoking
  • B. Speaking out against the government
  • The making and distribution of alcohol
  • Prostitution
10
Where was Marcus Garvey origonally from?
  • A. Bosston
  • B. St Croix
  • C. Africa
  • D. Jamacia
11
Champion boxer of the 1920s, who was the most popular athlete of the era when he had a big fight.
Jack Dempesy
12
Best-selling book in the mid-1920s, compared Jesus to a top business exutive
The man noboy knows
13
Pilot who completed the first solo trans-Atantic flight in 1927
Charles Lindberg
14
1925 Trial in Dayton, TN that highlighted the many divisions in the country.
Snopes mokey trial
15
Largest of the Fort Motor Plants, Where all aspects of production were completed under one roof
River Rogue
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