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Short Quiz / Exit Slip: The 1920s: Culture and the Harlem Renaissance
Part A: Multiple Choice: Instructions: Choose the option that answers the question or completes the
sentence.
1. What was the most dominant form of media entertainment in the 1920s?
a. Television
b. Radio
c. Newspapers
d. Magazines
2. Which person below was a famous athlete who played for the New York Yankees in the 1920s?
a. Marcus Garvey
b. Babe Ruth
c. Mickey Mantle
d. Lou Gehrig
3. Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
a. F. Scott Fitzgerald
b. Zora Neale Hurston
c. Mark Twain
d. Charles Dickens
4. Which movement was greatly impacted by the Great Migration?
a. Manifest Destiny
b. The Red Scare
c. The Harlem Renaissance
d. The Populist Movement
5. _____________________________ became a famous Jazz trumpet player during the 1920s.
a. Louis Armstrong
b. Booker T. Washington
c. Claude McKay
d. Langston Hughes
Part B: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the question below.
1. What were some forms of entertainment that Americans pursued in the 1920s?
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Name:___________________________________________ Date:_________________ Class:_____________
Short Quiz / Exit Slip: The 1920s: Culture and the Harlem Renaissance
Part A: Multiple Choice: Instructions: Choose the option that answers the question or completes the
sentence.
1. What was the most dominant form of media entertainment in the 1920s?
a. Television
b. Radio
c. Newspapers
d. Magazines
2. Which person below was a famous athlete who played for the New York Yankees in the 1920s?
a. Marcus Garvey
b. Babe Ruth
c. Mickey Mantle
d. Lou Gehrig
3. Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
a. F. Scott Fitzgerald
b. Zora Neal Hurston
c. Mark Twain
d. Charles Dickens
4. Which movement was greatly impacted by the Great Migration?
a. Manifest Destiny
b. The Red Scare
c. The Harlem Renaissance
d. The Populist Movement
5. _____________________________ became a famous Jazz trumpet player during the 1920s.
a. Louis Armstrong
b. Booker T. Washington
c. Claude McKay
d. Langston Hughes
Part B: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the question below.
1. What were some forms of entertainment that Americans pursued in the 1920s?
By the 1920s, the number of Americans attending high school greatly increased. Also in this
decade, the more educated population heavily consumed newspapers and magazines. Radio
was the most dominant form of media in the 1920s. Jazz music and dance marathons were
common. Also in this era, sports became very popular. Baseball in particular drew large crowds
with famous athletes like New York Yankees player Babe Ruth. In the late 1920s, motion
pictures began to be released with sound. Even animated movies, like those released by Walt
Disney, added sound. Millions of viewers attended the movies each week.
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