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Class
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THE TWENTIES
Section 3 Quiz
A.
Key Terms and People
Directions: Read the following statements. If a statement is correct, write T next to the
sentence. If a statement is incorrect, write F next to the sentence.
1. The Scopes Trial amended the U.S. Constitution to forbid the
manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol.
2. A Prohibition was established to regulate immigration from specific
countries.
3. Clarence Darrow was the most celebrated defense attorney in America.
4. The Ku Klux Klan provided the legal defense for John Scopes when he
was charged with teaching evolution in Tennessee.
5. Bootleggers sold illegal alcohol to consumers.
6. The quota system was the clash of fundamentalism and modernism over
the teaching of evolution.
B.
Key Concepts
Directions: For each question below, circle the letter before the best answer, or ending.
7. What was the largest cultural split in 1920s America?
a. between northern states and southern states
b. between eastern states and western states
c. between young Americans and elderly Americans
d. between urban Americans and rural Americans
8. Why was formal education more important for urban Americans than rural
Americans?
a. Urban children needed a safe place to stay while their parents worked.
b. Urban Americans needed an education to work in factories.
c. Most higher-paying jobs in the cities required a good education.
d. Only educated people could obtain urban housing.
9. At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
a. biology and science.
b. education and science.
c. evolution and science.
d. religion and science.
10. Most Americans who opposed the Ku Klux Klan embraced what notion?
a. that the races should remain separate
b. that America was a “melting pot”
c. that immigrants should be deported
d. that David Stephenson should be elected President
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