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Who was an English film director and silent film actor regarded as one of the greatest comedic actors of all time?
Charlie Chaplin
Louis Armstrong
Rudolph Valentino
Duke Ellington
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Who was an African-American actress, singer, opera performer, and first black woman to star in a major motion picture?
Mary Pickford
Rudolph Valentino
Josephine Baker
Duke Ellington
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Installment buying is when consumers buy products by promising to pay small, regular amounts over a period of time.
False
True
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Who was Duke Ellington?
English film director and silent film actor
African-American jazz composer, piano player, and bandleader
The Duke of York in England
Leading literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance
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The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images
False
True
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What was the name for the period of time when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished?
Art Deco
Hoovervilles
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Age
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Who was the jazz singer and trumpet player that wrote "What a Wonderful World"?
Rudolph Valentino
Mary Pickford
Louis Armstrong
Josephine Baker
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What was the Jazz Age?
The look of the 1920's and 1930's - simple line forms and geomentric shapes
An artistic movement - displayed vivid dream worlds and unreal images
When you become old enough to play the trumpet
A name for the 1920's, because of the popularity of jazz
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What is the term used for the group of New Deal programs created for "Relief, Reform and Recovery" for Americans?
Depression
Installment Buying
Black Tuesday
Alphabet Soup
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What do we call the time period during the 1930's when there were worldwide economic worries and mass unemployment?
Depression
Alphabet Soup
Red Scare
Black Tuesday
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Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald?
African-American jazz composer, piano player, and bandleader
English film director and silent actor
A member of the Lost Generation of Writers who wrote "The Great Gatsby"
Movie star heartthrob known for his sheik roles
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Who was a motion picture actress born in Canada, but known as 'America's Sweetheart'?
Jennifer Lawrence
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Josephine Baker
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What do we call the two periods of time where Americans feared the growth of communism?
Black Tuesday
Red Scare
Mello Yellow
Harlem Renaissance
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Sacco + Vanzetti were two Italian men that were accused of robbing a bank and murder (Anarchists)
True
False
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Who was a movie star heartthrob, known for his sheik roles, that died very young from appendicitis?
Duke Ellington
Rudolph Valentino
Charlie Chaplin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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What is Art Deco?
An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds
A style of motion picture created in the 1920's
The look of the 1920's and 1930's: simple line forms and geometric shapes
A period of African-American achievements in arts and music flourished
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What is the term for shanty towns that the unemployed built in the cities during the early years of the Depression?
Neighborhoods
Ashcan Schools of Art
Hoovervilles
Harlem Renaissance
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The Ashcan School of Art was an artistic movement that portrayed scenes of daily life in New York's poorer neighborhoods
False
True
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What is surrealism?
The look of the 1920's and 1930's (simple line forms and geometric shapes)
The rise of reality television and movies
Term used to refer to the group of New Deal programs
An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and unreal images
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Who was Langston Hughes?
Italian man accused of robbing a bank and murder
Leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote verse, essays, 32 books
English film director and silent film actor
African-American jazz composer
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What was Black Tuesday?
A time when Americans feared the growth of communism
A day when the sun didn't rise all day and it was completely dark
The beginning of the jazz age
The date of the worst stock-market crash in American history (October 29th)
