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U.S. Chapter 11 Practice Test


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
As the 1920s progressed, farm incomes
a.
declined.
b.
increased more rapidly than did incomes in urban areas.
c.
increased, but did so less rapidly than did urban incomes.
d.
remained steady.
 

 2. 
Which best describes the changing attitudes of people living in developing suburbs?
a.
They became less conservative and more politically active.
b.
They became less conservative and less politically active.
c.
They became more conservative and more politically active.
d.
They became more conservative and less politically active.
 

 3. 
African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in
a.
the North, where they were not allowed to work.
b.
the North, where strong Jim Crow laws existed.
c.
the South, where they were not allowed to work.
d.
the South, where strong Jim Crow laws existed.
 

 4. 
The U.S. handling of the post-World War I war-debt situation
a.
portrayed President Coolidge as a generous man.
b.
damaged America’s economy.
c.
strengthened the international economy.
d.
damaged America’s international reputation.
 

 5. 
How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?
a.
by forcing police to enforce antiliquor laws
b.
by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity
c.
by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcohol
d.
by strengthening respect for the law
 

 6. 
In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the
a.
Eighteenth Amendment.
c.
Twentieth Amendment.
b.
Nineteenth Amendment.
d.
Twenty-first Amendment.
 

 7. 
Which officials on the chart went to prison for their crimes?
a.
Harry Dougherty and Edwin Denby
b.
Charles Forbes, Harry Dougherty, and Edwin Denby
c.
Charles Forbes and Albert Fall
d.
Harry Dougherty, Edwin Denby, and Albert Fall
 

 8. 
The Teapot Dome oil scandal involved which two officials?
a.
Albert Fall and Harry Dougherty
c.
Charles Forbes and Harry Dougherty
b.
Edwin Denby and Albert Fall
d.
Charles Forbes and Albert Fall
 

 9. 
In towns such as New York, Chicago, and Cleveland,
a.
black middle and upper classes emerged.
b.
blacks did no better than they had in the South.
c.
most blacks worked as sharecroppers.
d.
blacks were often the victims of Jim Crow laws.
 

 10. 
Why did Marcus Garvey’s movement fall apart?
a.
His ideas became too extreme to attract many supporters.
b.
His supporters lacked the money to keep his organization going.
c.
There was no effective leadership after Garvey was deported to Jamaica.
d.
White-owned newspapers and radio stations did not give the movement publicity.
 

 11. 
What was the condition ofAmerica’s economy following World War I?
a.
There was a long recession.
b.
There was immediate nationwide prosperity.
c.
There was a brief recession, followed by economic growth.
d.
There was a long, gradual decline in America’s economy.
 

 12. 
What was a major result of Henry Ford’s innovative manufacturing techniques?
a.
The sale price of the average car increased.
b.
The sale prices of cars went down.
c.
More Americans bought cars from overseas.
d.
Fewer Americans had jobs.
 

 13. 
The demand for automobiles in the 1920s
a.
stimulated growth in many other industries.
b.
led to a nationwide recession.
c.
closed down the steel industry.
d.
brought about the collapse of the suburbs.
 

 14. 
Buying stock on margin remained profitable as long as
a.
stock prices fell.
c.
stock prices rose.
b.
buyers did not take out loans.
d.
buyers did not acquire collateral.
 

 15. 
During the 1920s, American farmers as a group
a.
prospered economically.
b.
commanded high prices for their products.
c.
purchased more stock than did city dwellers.
d.
suffered economically.
 

 16. 
Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that
a.
aided the growth of business.
b.
brought about social reform.
c.
encouraged activism.
d.
discouraged a laissez-faire approach to the economy.
 

 17. 
As President, Warren G. Harding
a.
strengthened the regulations on businesses put into place by the Progressives.
b.
abolished all regulations on businesses.
c.
reduced the regulations on businesses put into place by the Progressives.
d.
took no action on economic matters.
 

 18. 
How did President Harding tend to handle presidential decision making?
a.
He read constantly to educate himself on important issues.
b.
He often let trusted friends make decisions for him.
c.
He surrounded himself with experts and held them accountable.
d.
He often gave in to the will of social interest groups.
 

 19. 
President Coolidge believed that the creation of wealth
a.
hurt the disadvantaged.
c.
eroded personal freedoms.
b.
benefited the nation as a whole.
d.
helped America’s enemies.
 

 20. 
Under President Coolidge, the national economy
a.
leveled off.
c.
stagnated.
b.
declined slightly.
d.
boomed.
 

 21. 
In the 1920s, how did most national leaders hope to go about avoiding war?
a.
by joining the World Court
b.
by winning the arms race
c.
by avoiding close interaction with other nations
d.
by forcing Europe to disarm
 

 22. 
Under President Coolidge, the concerns of Mexican Americans and African Americans were
a.
a high priority.
b.
addressed in a series of fiery radio speeches.
c.
answered with hostility.
d.
largely ignored.
 
 
Directions:
For each question below, circle the letter before the best answer, or ending.
 

 23. 
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
 

 24. 
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.
A better education provided more opportunities to obtain inexpensive housing.
 

 25. 
At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
a.
biology and science.
c.
evolution and science.
b.
education and science.
d.
religion and science.
 

 26. 
Why were nativists opposed to immigration?
a.
They feared that Americans would be forced to move to other countries.
b.
They feared the loss of jobs and damage to America’s traditions.
c.
They feared that an illegal immigrant would be elected President.
d.
They feared a civil war between the United States and Mexico.
 

 27. 
The Red Scare added to nativist opposition to what?
a.
immigration.
c.
evolution.
b.
Prohibition.
d.
fundamentalism.
 

 28. 
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
 

 29. 
Between which two years was the most significant increase in the number of motor-vehicles sold?
a.
1921 and 1922
c.
1927 and 1928
b.
1922 and 1923
d.
1928 and 1929
 

 30. 
How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?
a.
The location of Ford’s plant gave him easy access to resources and allowed him to reduce the price.
b.
He studied the techniques of Chicago meatpacking houses and used their same processes.
c.
Ford kept his workers happy by paying them well and giving them a 40 hour work week.
d.
Ford put his cars on moving assembly lines and reduced the time it took to make a car.
 
 
Directions: For each question below, circle the letter of the best answer or ending.
 

 31. 
Which of these was a major difference between urban and rural lifestyles in the 1920s?
a.
Rural Americans had higher incomes.
b.
Rural Americans had more free time.
c.
Urban Americans had more free time.
d.
Urban Americans worked longer hours.
 

 32. 
The American movie industry was controlled by a handful of huge studios in
a.
New York City.
c.
London, England.
b.
Washington, D.C.
d.
Hollywood, California.
 

 33. 
In 1920, America’s first radio station
a.
closed because few Americans bought radios.
b.
was an immediate success.
c.
broadcast Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer.
d.
put early movie houses out of business.
 

 34. 
The “New Woman” of the 1920s
a.
embraced Victorian morality.
c.
rejected Victorian morality.
b.
rejected the notion of suffrage.
d.
began to prefer more modest fashions.
 

 35. 
How did the consumer economy of the 1920s affect the lives of women?
a.
It made life easier for rural women.
b.
It made life easier for working women.
c.
It made it harder for women to be housewives.
d.
It made life easier for urban women.
 

 36. 
Abstract art was an expression of
a.
Modernism.
c.
Prohibition.
b.
Victorianism.
d.
traditionalism.
 

 37. 
Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920s?
a.
for the milder climate
b.
for a chance at a better future
c.
to save money for legal reform in the South
d.
to serve in the military
 

 38. 
Jazz was
a.
a musical style created by southern plantation owners.
b.
a style of art created by African American activists.
c.
a fashion style that came and went quickly.
d.
an American hybrid of African American and European music forms.
 

 39. 
The literature of the Harlem Renaissance
a.
explored the origins of jazz.
b.
explored the pains and joys of being black in America.
c.
is largely forgotten today.
d.
argued for the separation of races.
 

 40. 
The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance
a.
formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America.
b.
was lost by the end of the 1920s.
c.
enabled African Americans to form their own nation.
d.
ended discrimination against blacks in America.
 

 41. 
Where had most African Americans in 1920s Harlem come from?
a.
They had been born there.
b.
They had quit their jobs at factories in the North and moved there.
c.
They had moved there from the South and the Caribbean.
d.
Their origins are unclear.
 

 42. 
What was the significance of Harlem?
a.
Harlem did not welcome African American writers or musicians.
b.
Harlem was an area largely dominated by wealthy white Americans.
c.
The residents of Harlem refused to support the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
d.
Harlem was a central place for African Americans to voice concerns about racial problems.
 

 43. 
Why is Louis Armstrong a jazz legend?
a.
for becoming the first white musician to contribute to jazz
b.
for his ability to play the trumpet and his subtle sense of improvisation
c.
for being the highest-paid African American entertainer
d.
for predicting that America will be best remembered for the Constitution, baseball, and jazz
 
 
Directions: Circle the word in parentheses that best completes the sentence.
 

 44. 
Which two of Harding’s cabinet members worked hard to achieve various advancements for businesses?
a.
Andrew Mellon and Albert Fall
b.
Charles Forbes and Harry Daugherty
c.
Andrew Mellon and Herbert Hoover
d.
Herbert Hoover and Charles Forbes
 

 45. 
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
a.
involved transferring oil reserves from the Navy Department to the Interior Department and then forgot about the Navy’s needs
b.
allowed the Attorney General to use his position to accept money from criminals
c.
wasted taxpayers’ money by spending many thousands of dollars on a great deal of floor cleaner
d.
allowed Harding to reduce government regulation of business and return to a more traditional laissez-faire approach
 

Matching
 
 
Directions: Match the definitions with the terms. Write the correct letter in each blank. You will not use all of the terms.
a.
mass production
g.
Scopes Trial
b.
bull market
h.
A Farewell to Arms
c.
Andrew Mellon
i.
Prohibition
d.
Sigmund Freud
j.
Harlem Renaissance
e.
Ku Klux Klan
k.
Langston Hughes
f.
The Jazz Singer
l.
Dawes Plan
 

 46. 

 wealthy banker who served in the Harding administration
 

 47. 

 set the theories of Charles Darwin against fundamentalism
 

 48. 

 agreement intended to settle international debts from World War I
 

 49. 

 1920s cultural outpouring associated with African Americans
 

 50. 

 first film with synchronized sound
 

 51. 

 wrote of the pain and pride of being black
 

 52. 

 manufacturing method in which each worker performs one step
 

 53. 

 psychologist who stressed the importance of the unconscious mind
 

 54. 

 targeted blacks, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants
 

 55. 

 a period during which the value of stocks increases
 
 
Directions: Match the definitions with the letter of the correct term or person. You will not use all the terms and people.
a.
bull market
e.
Model T
b.
scientific management
f.
installment buying
c.
assembly line
g.
consumer revolution
d.
buying on margin
 

 56. 

 a method of studying and improving efficiency
 

 57. 

 used by Henry Ford to assemble cars more efficiently
 

 58. 

 a period of time when a large number of new goods became widely available
 

 59. 

 a type of credit in which a small down payment is followed by monthly payments
 

 60. 

 a form of credit often used to purchase stock in the 1920s
 
 
Directions: Match the definitions with the letter of the correct term or person. You will not use all the terms and people.
a.
Andrew Mellon
b.
Herbert Hoover
c.
Teapot Dome scandal
d.
Washington Naval Disarmament Conference
e.
Dawes Plan
 

 61. 

 President Harding signaled his administration’s economic direction when he appointed _____ as Secretary of the Treasury.
 

 62. 

 _____ served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harding.
 

 63. 

 World leaders used the _____ to hammer out a settlement with Japan and to limit international construction of warships.
 
 
Directions: Match the definitions with the letter of the correct term or person. You will not use all the terms and people.
a.
Scopes Trial
d.
bootlegger
b.
Clarence Darrow
e.
Prohibition
c.
quota system
f.
Eighteenth Amendment
 

 64. 

 The American Civil Liberties Union amended the U.S. Constitution to forbid the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol.
 
 
Directions: Match the definitions with the letter of the correct term or person. You will not use all the terms and people.
a.
Marcus Garvey
e.
Langston Hughes
b.
Louis Armstrong
f.
Zora Neale Hurston
c.
Harlem Renaissance
g.
Bessie Smith
d.
Claude McKay
 

 65. 

 popular jazz trumpeter of the 1920s
 

 66. 

 collected and published folk tales of her native Florida
 

 67. 

 the most militant of the Harlem Renaissance writers
 

 68. 

 popular blues singer of the 1920s
 

 69. 

 Jamaican-born African American who organized a “Back to Africa” movement
 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 70. 
A Prohibition was established to regulate immigration from specific countries.
 

 71. 
Al Capone was a Prohibition-era gang leader who was also known as Scarface.
 

 72. 
The Ku Klux Klan provided the legal defense for John Scopes when he was charged with teaching evolution in Tennessee.
 



 
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