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

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