WHY II CH 13 Review

Question 1

Which term describes a young woman of the 1920s who challenged traditional gender norms with her style and behavior?

Accepted Answer

Flapper

Question 2

Ernest Hemingway was a prominent author known for his straightforward & minimalist writing style during the Roaring 20s.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Which American composer is known for blending jazz and classical music in compositions like "Rhapsody in Blue"?

Accepted Answer

George Gershwin

Question 4

Lee Guttenberg was a famous aviator who made the first non-stop solo transatlantic flight.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Who was a renowned jazz musician and trumpeter famous for his contributions to the development of jazz in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Louis Armstrong

Question 6

Which term refers to illegal bars or clubs where alcohol was secretly served during Prohibition?

Accepted Answer

Speakeasies

Question 7

The concept of a "double standard" in the 1920s referred to:

Accepted Answer

The unequal treatment of different genders

Question 8

Which African American poet is known for his famous poem "If We Must Die" & was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Claude McKay

Question 9

Who wrote the novel "The Great Gatsby," a classic of American literature set in the Roaring 20s?

Accepted Answer

F Scott Fitzgerald

Question 10

Fundamentalism was a cultural movement that advocated for a following of religious texts and resisted modernist ideas.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Which American poet and playwright is known for her work "Renascence" and was associated with the Roaring 20s?

Accepted Answer

Edna St Vincent Millay

Question 12

The concept of the "double standard" referred to the different expectations and behaviors for men & women in the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Edna St. Vincent Millay was a renowned poet who gained fame for her feminist writings during the 1920s

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Clarence Darrow was the prosecutor in the famous Scopes Trial, which dealt with the teaching of evolution in schools.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

_________________was a prominent figure in the Scopes Trial, advocating for the teaching of evolution in schools?

Accepted Answer

Clarence Darrow

Question 16

A flapper was a person who illegally produced and distributed alcohol during Prohibition

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Sinclair Lewis was a famous American author who wrote "The Great Gatsby" during the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Clarence Darrow was the prosecutor in the famous Scopes Trial, which dealt with the teaching of evolution in schools.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

What was the main goal of the Prohibition era in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Ban the sale and distribution of alcohol

Question 20

F. Scott Fitzgerald was an influential writer known for "The Great Gatsby," which explored the excesses of the Jazz Age.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Prohibition was a constitutional amendment that banned the consumption and sale of alcohol.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Georgia O'Keeffe was a prominent artist known for her vivid and detailed paintings of flowers and landscapes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

George Gershwin was a renowned painter known for his abstract art during the Roaring 20s.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

This leader in the African American civil rights movement founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)

Accepted Answer

Marcus Garvey

Question 25

Which African American writer and anthropologist is best known for her work "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?

Accepted Answer

Zora Neal Hurston

Question 26

Who was the famous aviator who made the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927?

Accepted Answer

Charles Lindbergh

Question 27

The artistic and cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance primarily took place in which city?

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 28

Who is the famous American author known for his novels "The Sun Also Rises" and "A Farewell to Arms"?

Accepted Answer

Ernest Hemingway

Question 29

A speakeasy was a legal establishment where people could openly purchase and consume alcohol during Prohibition.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

Flappers were young women in the 1920s known for their conservative and traditional values.

Accepted Answer

False

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