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

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