History 2202 - U.S. History, 1877 to the Present » Fall 2022 » Chapter 7 Quiz

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Question #1
The Victorian world view included all of the following except
A.   Thrift and hard work
B.   Sexual restraint
C.   Belief in strict hierarchies
D.   Emphasis on social convention
E.   Equal roles for men and women
Question #2
The woman most associated with the advancement of birth control was
A.   Mary Pickford
B.   Eleanor Roosevelt
C.   Frances Perkins
D.   Margaret Sanger
E.   Zora Neale Hurston
Question #3
the 1950s mass culture most benefited from
A.   internet
B.   telephones
C.   radio
D.   television
E.   motion pictures
Question #4
The major cultural split of the 1920s was between
A.   Urban and rural Americans
B.   Young and elderly Americans
C.   The Eastern and western states
D.   The North and the South
E.   Immigrants and native-born Americans
Question #5
At its core, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
A.   Biology and science
B.   Two legal strategies
C.   Evolution and science
D.   Religion and science
E.   Education and science
Question #6
The term gender refers to
A.   The science of genetic differences between men and women
B.   The institutionalized system of male dominance
C.   The biological difference between men and women
D.   The culturally constructed understanding of male and female roles
E.   The hierarchy between men and women
Question #7
Which of the following statements best describes women’s political participation after 1920?
A.   Black women focused on issues that combined race and gender.
B.   All of these are accurate statements.
C.   Many women approached politics based on their traditional roles as women and mothers.
D.   They found opportunities to participate within the structure of both political parties.
E.   Women found some success in lobbying for improved working conditions for women.
Question #8
The National Origins Act of 1924
A.   Instituted a quota system based on race
B.   Canceled the Chinese Exclusion Act
C.   Restricted immigration from countries considered “undesirable”
D.   Received most of its support from Senators who represented the most urban regions
E.   Resulted in the end of immigration from Mexico
Question #9
After the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, the women’s movement
A.   Focused on women's economic gains
B.   Split over the inclusion of black women
C.   Splintered into several different groups with their own goals.
D.   Focused on passing the Equal Rights Amendment
E.   United behind efforts to encourage women to vote
Question #10
Which statement does not accurately describe women’s educational achievements in the 1920s?
A.   Women graduated high school at higher rates than men.
B.   Women were less likely than men to find employment in higher education.
C.   Marriage remained the goal for most female college graduates.
D.   Women with professional degrees found increasing opportunities for employment.
E.   Women attended college in nearly equal numbers with men.
Question #11
Which of the following statements best illustrates the impact of women’s wartime labor?
A.   Women continued to work in their wartime jobs after the end of the conflict.
B.   Women continued to work outside the home, mostly in traditionally female occupations.
C.   After the war was over, women’s labor force participation declined permanently.
D.   Women happily returned home after the war in order to care for their families.
E.   It permanently altered perceptions about women’s work force participation.
Question #12
Which statement about women and families in the Great Depression is accurate?
A.   Women's significance in the household increased.
B.   Birth rates declined.
C.   All of these are accurate.
D.   Married women’s labor force participation increased.
E.   Divorce rates plummeted.
Question #13
The "New Woman" of the 1920s
A.   Embraced political participation
B.   Rejected Victorian morality
C.   Embraced cultural diversity
D.   Increasingly rejected marriage as "old fashioned"
E.   Rejected the notion of suffrage
Question #14
Which of the following pairings is not correct?
A.   Zora Neale Hurston-Harlem Renaissance
B.   Jim Thorpe-radio
C.   Helen Wills-tennis
D.   Charlie Chaplin-motion pictures
E.   Babe Ruth-baseball
Question #15
Which of the following statements about the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s is not accurate?
A.   Its membership consisted mainly of white Protestant men.
B.   It found support mainly in the Southern states.
C.   It framed its message in religious and moral terms.
D.   Many of its supporters came from the middle class.
E.   It was anti-immigrant.

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