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CHAPTER
13
CHAPTER TEST
The Roaring Life of the 1920s
Form B
Part 1: Main Ideas
If the statement is true, write “true” on the line. If it is false, change the underlined word
or words to make it true. (4 points each)
Example: The first president of the United States was George Washington.
true
___________________________________________________________
Example: President John F. Kennedy resigned from office following the
Richard Nixon
Watergate scandal. ___________________________________________
1. The people who most strongly supported prohibition tended to live in urban
areas. ______________________________________________________________________
2. The “double standard” of the 1920s refers to the fact that women were judged
by stricter standards than men were. ____________________________________________
3. Fundamentalists in the 1920s supported a literal interpretation of the
Constitution.
______________________________________________________________________
4. Prominent writers of the 1920s, both black and white, tended to hold a critical
5. The largest population increases during the 1920s occurred in America’s
suburbs. ____________________________________________________________________________________
6. William Jennings Bryan defended John Scopes in the famous Scopes trial
of 1925. ____________________________________________________________________
7. The NAACP was founded by Marcus Garvey. ____________________________________________
8. Sinclair Lewis, the first American to win a Nobel Prize in literature, wrote the
novel Babbitt. ______________________________________________________________________
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view of U.S. society. __________________________________________________________
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9. Amelia Earhart was the first person to complete a non-stop solo flight across the
Atlantic. ____________________________________________________________________________________
10. Flappers were emancipated young women who embraced new fashions and
urban attitudes of the day. ________________________________________________________
Part 2: Map Skills
Use the map to complete this section. Write the letter of the best answer. (2 points each)
African-American Migrations, 1890–1920
States that had significant loss
of African-American population
States that had significant gain
in African-American population
2%
Gain or loss of African Americans as a
percentage of a state's total population
NY
+1%
MI
+1%
IL
+1%
OH
+1%
IN
+1%
PA
+1%
DE –3%
WV
+2%
KY
–5%
OK
–1%
MS
–5%
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TX
–6%
LA
–11%
AL
–6%
MD –4%
NC
–5%
SC
–9%
TN -5%
AR
–1%
VA
–8%
GA
–5%
FL
–9%
______ 11. In which of the following groups did all three states experience a
decrease in the percentage of African-American population?
a. Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio
b. Louisiana, Georgia, Maryland
c. Kentucky, Delaware, Pennsylvania
d. New York, Georgia, Florida
______ 12. 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
b. Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky
c. Delaware, Indiana, North Carolina
d. Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas
______ 13. 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
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______ 14. Which state had the largest percent change in its African-American
population?
a. West Virginia
c. Florida
b. South Carolina
d. Louisiana
______ 15. According to the map, what do the southern states have in common?
a. They experienced an increase in African-American population.
b. They experienced a decrease in African-American population.
c. They all relied heavily on industry.
d. They all had laws that discriminated against African Americans.
Use the map on page 255 to answer the following questions in complete sentences.
Write on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet. (5 points each)
16. What trend is illustrated in this map?
17. List two possible causes for this trend.
Part 3: Interpreting Charts
Use the charts on page 257 to complete this section. Write the letter of the best answer.
(2 points each)
______ 18. 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
______ 20. 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
______ 21. 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 Americans.
b. The economy was the most prosperous it had ever been in American history.
c. A strong middle class was steadily emerging in the United States.
d. A small percentage of Americans received over half the income earned.
______ 22. Which of the following statements can be inferred by comparing the
information in the two charts?
a. The top 20 percent of Americans earned incomes greater than $6,237 in 1929.
b. The majority of the population in 1929 earned less than $3,000 a year.
c. Americans who earned less than $1,000 in 1929 took home about 12.5% of the
total income earned.
d. The bottom 40 percent of the population had incomes greater than $1,000 in 1929.
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______ 19. 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
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Distribution of Personal Income
Earned by All Americans in 1929
Percent of Income Earners
Percent of All Income Earned
Top 20%
Gross Income
Percent of Population
Earning This Income
Average family
income: $6,327
Second 20%
Over $10,000
1%
$6,000–9,999
3%
$5,000–5,999
2%
Third 20%
$4,000–4,999
4%
Average family
income: $1,606
$3,000–3,999
8%
$2,000–2,999
17%
Under $1,000
65%
TOTAL
100%
54.4%
Average family
income: $2,252
19.3%
Bottom 40%
Average family
income: $725
13.8%
12.5%
Use the charts to answer the following questions in complete sentences on the back of
this paper or on a separate sheet. (5 points each)
23. Compare the average family incomes of the top 20 percent and the second 20
percent. What does this difference suggest?
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24. Review the information in the two charts. What statement can you make about
the distribution of income in 1929?
Part 4: Extended Response
Answer each of the following questions in a short essay on the back of this paper or on a
separate sheet. (10 points each)
25. 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
26. 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
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