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

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