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

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