The American Journey © 2012

Chapter 24: The Jazz Age

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The Red Scare was caused by a fear of __________.
A)communism
B)evolution
C)alcohol
D)flappers
2
As governor of Massachusetts, Calvin Coolidge took a strong stand against the strike brought on by __________.
A)textile workers
B)firefighters
C)police officers
D)steel workers
3
The "back-to-Africa" movement was led by __________.
A)A. Philip Randolph
B)Nicola Sacco
C)Felix Frankfurter
D)Marcus Garvey
4
Albert Fall was involved in the __________ scandal.
A)Watergate
B)Teapot Dome
C)Iran-Contra
D)Veterans Bureau
5
Calvin Coolidge said that "the chief business of the American people is __________"?
A)peace
B)business
C)the pursuit of happiness
D)reform
6
Henry Ford was the first to introduce __________ into manufacturing.
A)steam power
B)computer technology
C)safety standards
D)the assembly line
7
The automobile manufacturing center of the world was __________.
A)Pittsburgh
B)Detroit
C)Chicago
D)Rochester
8
The first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean was __________.
A)Charles Lindbergh
B)Amelia Earhart
C)Howard Hughes
D)James Doolittle
9
One of the most famous writers of the Harlem Renaissance was __________.
A)F. Scott Fitzgerald
B)Duke Ellington
C)Langston Hughes
D)Ernest Hemingway
10
The __________ Amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor.
A)Seventeenth
B)Eighteenth
C)Nineteenth
D)Twentieth
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