APUSH Life in the Roaring Twenties Quiz
Name: _______________________________________________
Date: __________
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 1. It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all of the following reasons except
A. many people were determined to break the laws. C. many law enforcement officials took bribes from
smugglers and bootleggers.
B. insufficient funds were provided to pay for
D. prohibition banned only alcoholic beverages
enforcement.
manufactured in the United States.
____ 2. To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as
A. speakeasies.
C. tenements.
B. penthouses.
D. tea rooms.
____ 3. The Harlem Renaissance refers to
A. a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP.
B. a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s.
C. a program to promote African-American owned
businesses.
D. a celebration of African-American culture in
literature and art.
____ 4. John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of
A. biology.
C. creationism.
B. evolution.
D. fundamentalism.
____ 5. Fundamentalists believed that
A. evolution and creationism could coincide.
B. prohibition should be repealed.
C. the Bible should be taken literally.
D. drinking alcohol was acceptable.
____ 6. "Double standard" refers to
A. stricter social and moral standards for women
than for men in the 1920s.
B. lower wages women earned compared to those
earned by men in the 1920s.
C. amount of work that women did both at home
and outside the house in the 1920s.
D. unfair treatment of women in the workplace in
the 1920s.
____ 7. F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the
A. Harlem Renaissance.
B. Jazz Age.
C. Prohibition Age.
D. Roaring Twenties.
____ 8. Charles Lindbergh was famous as a(n)
A. politician.
B. composer.
C. inventor.
D. pilot.
____ 9. The NAACP did all of the following except
A. fight for legislation to protect African Americans. C. propose that African Americans move back to
Africa.
B. work with anti-lynching organizations.
D. publish The Crisis.
____ 10. Jazz music was born in New Orleans and was spread to the North by such musicians as
A. Louis Armstrong.
C. Paul Robeson.
B. Zora Neale Hurston.
D. Langston Hughes.
____ 11. _____ marked the works of many famous writers of the 1920s, including the Lost Generation.
A. Fierce patriotism
C. Critical views of American culture
B. Celebration of small-town life
D. Deep respect for tradition
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____ 12. Except for ___, all of the following were likely to approve of prohibition in the 1920s and early 1930s.
A. recent immigrants
C. members of organized crime syndicates
B. rural residents of the South
D. the Women's Christian Temperance Union
____ 13. ___ increased during the 1920s.
A. Child labor
B. The birthrate
C. The school dropout rate
D. The crime rate
____ 14. The "Great Migration" of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of ___.
A. immigrants from Europe to America
C. African Americans from the United States to
Africa
B. people from rural areas and towns to large cities D. African Americans from the South to northern
cities
____ 15. The main significance of the trial of John T. Scopes was that ___.
A. it ended the career of William Jennings Bryan, C. it highlighted the struggle between science and
who was unable to defend fundamentalism
religion in American schools
B. its outdoor setting allowed many Americans to
D. led to the repeal of a law that made teaching
witness the justice system in action
evolution in schools illegal
____ 16. Except for ___, alcohol caused all of the following, according to most fundamentalists.
A. urban slums
C. crime
B. child abuse
D. evangelism
____ 17. Except for ___, all of the following allowed women to shed old roles in the 1920s.
A. work opportunities provided by the new
C. new managerial positions that were open to
industrial economy
women
B. equal wages paid to women and men
D. equality in the business world
____ 18. Concert music composer ___ was influenced by both the music of ___ and traditional music.
A. Louis Armstrong, George Gershwin
C. George Gershwin, Louis Armstrong
B. Bessie Smith, Georgia O'Keeffe
D. Paul Robeson, Duke Ellington
____ 19. Ernest Hemingway, author of The Sun Also Rises, introduced ___.
A. a simplified style of writing
C. a patriotic movement in literature
B. an elaborate style of writing
D. glorification of war in literature
____ 20. The ___ fought for legislation to protect African-American rights under the leadership of ___.
A. NAACP, Marcus Garvey
C. NAACP, James Weldon Johnson
B. UNIA, Langston Hughes
D. UNIA, Claude McKay
If the statement is true, write "true" on the line. If it is false, change the underlined word or words to make it true.
__________ 21. The people who most strongly supported prohibition tended to live in urban areas.
__________ 22. The "double standard" of the 1920s refers to the fact that women were judged by stricter
standards than men were.
__________ 23. Fundamentalists in the 1920s supported a literal interpretation of the Constitution.
__________ 24. Prominent writers of the 1920s, both black and white, tended to hold a critical view of U.S.
society.
__________ 25. The largest population increases during the 1920s occurred in America's suburbs.
__________ 26. William Jennings Bryan defended John Scopes in the famous Scopes trial of 1925.
__________ 27. The NAACP was founded by Marcus Garvey.
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__________ 28. Sinclair Lewis, the first American to win a Nobel Prize in literature, wrote the novel Babbitt.
__________ 29. Amelia Earhart was the first person to complete a non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic.
__________ 30. Flappers were emancipated young women who embraced new fashions and urban attitudes of
the day.
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 31. In which of the following groups did all three states experience a decrease in the percentage of
African-American population?
A. Oklahoma, Texas,Ohio
C. Kentucky, Delaware, Pennsylvania
B. Louisiana, Georgia, Maryland
D. New York, Georgia, Florida
____ 32. In which of the following groups did all three states experience an increase in the percentage of
African-American population?
A. West Virginia, New York, Illinois
C. Delaware, Indiana, North Carolina
B. Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky
D. Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas
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____ 33. What kind of information is provided by the map?
A. the number of African Americans who migrated
from 1890 to 1920
B. the percentage of the population that migrated
between 1890 and 1920
C. the percentage of change in each state's
African American population
D. the number of African Americans that moved
from the South to the North between 1890 and
1920
____ 34. Which state had the largest percent change in its African-American population?
A. West Virginia
C. Florida
B. South Carolina
D. Louisiana
____ 35. According to the map, what do the southern states have in common?
A. They experienced an increase in
C. They all relied heavily on industry.
African-American population.
B. They experienced a decrease in
D. They all had laws that discriminated against
African-American population.
African Americans.
Using the exhibit, answer the following questions.
36. What general statement can you make about the African-American population in the North during the years
illustrated by the map?
37. What general statement can you make about the African-American population in the South during the years
illustrated by the map?
38. Northern states generally had greater populations than Southern states. Compare the percent changes in
Southern populations to those in the North. What difference do you notice? Explain how these numbers make
sense mathematically.
39. What trend is illustrated by this map? What term was used to refer to the trend?
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 40. What percent of the population in 1929 had a gross income of more than $5, 000?
A. 2 percent
C. 5 percent
B. 3 percent
D. 6 percent
____ 41. The bottom 40 percent of the population earned 12.5 percent of all personal income in 1929. What did
the top 40 percent earn?
A. 54.4 percent
C. 73.7 percent
B. 33.1 percent
D. 87.5 percent
____ 42. What group of income earners had an average income of $725?
A. bottom 40 percent
C. second 20 percent
B. third 20 percent
D. top 20 percent
____ 43. Which of the following statements about the economy in 1929 is supported by the information in the
charts?
A. Wealth was distributed evenly among all
C. A strong middle class was steadily emerging in
Americans.
the United States.
B. The economy was the most prosperous it had
D. A small percentage of Americans received over
ever been in American history.
half the income earned.
____ 44. Which of the following statements can be inferred by comparing the information in the two charts?
A. The top 20 percent of Americans earned
C. Americans who earned less than $1, 000 in
incomes greater than $6, 237 in 1929.
1929 took home about 12.5% of the total
income earned.
B. The majority of the population in 1929 earned
D. The bottom 40 percent of the population had
less than $3, 000 a year.
incomes greater than $1, 000 in 1929.
Using the exhibit, answer the following questions.
45. Compare the average family incomes of the top 20 percent and the second 20 percent. What does this
difference suggest?
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46. Review the information in the two charts. What statement can you make about the distribution of income in
1929?
Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet of paper.
47. How did the lives of women change during the 1920s?
Think About:
- social attitudes
- fashion
- work opportunities
- home life
48. What can you conclude from the fact that prohibition failed to meet its goals? Identify and support at least
three conclusions.
Think About:
- reasons for the legislation
- results of the legislation
- enforcement of the law
49. Describe one way U.S. society or culture has changed significantly from the 1920s to today and one way it
has not.
Think About:
- women's roles in the home and workplace
- racial relations
- entertainment and socializing
50. Consider the Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance and their consequences. Describe the effects that
these events had on the country.
Think About:
- the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- the impact these events had on cities, art, literature, and music
- the Universal Negro Improvement Association
51. Describe one factor that you think worked to divide America and one factor that worked to unify America in
the 1920s. Explain your choices.
Think About:
- popular culture and mass media
- changes in literary culture
- fundamentalism and science
- urban and rural lifestyles
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52. The 1920s was a time of change in the literary world. Many modern American writers were expatriated, while
many others were at home contributing to the Harlem Renaissance. Compare and contrast common themes in
the works of Harlem Renaissance writers and in the writing of the expatriates.
Think About:
- the perspectives of the authors
- the personal experiences of the authors
- the cultural and social climate of the time
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