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

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