Art and Literature of the 1920s

Question 1

Which statement is an accurate characterization of art during the Harlem Renaissance?

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B: It often included African elements and geometric shapes.

Question 2

What explains Louis Armstrong’s significance to jazz during the Harlem Renaissance?

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D: He was the first great jazz soloist and made movie, radio, and television appearances.

Question 3

Which economic conditions in the North contributed to the Great Migration? Select three options.growing citiesincreasing wagesgrowing manufacturingrising standard of livingdecreasing unemployment

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B: increasing wages; C: growing manufacturing; D: rising standard of living

Question 4

Jazz and modernism flourished during the Harlem Renaissance. What does this detail reveal about the movement?

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A: The Harlem Renaissance focused on innovative forms of art.

Question 5

Which scenario is an example of segregation under Jim Crow laws?

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D: Whites and African Americans used different restrooms and other facilities.

Question 6

Read the poem by Langston Hughes (1926).I, too, sing America.I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes.Nobody’ll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen,” Then. Besides, They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed— I, too, am America.–"I, Too,”Langston Hughes

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C: “I” refers to African Americans, and “they” refers to white Americans.

Question 7

What distinct contribution to American literature did authors such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston make?

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A: They explored the experience of being African American.

Question 8

Study the graph showing the cities that benefited from migration.Which city had the largest increase in population of African Americans in 1920?

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A: Chicago

Question 9

Which is the best description of the Art Deco movement of the 1920s?

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D: It was a movement in decorative arts and architecture.

Question 10

Study the maps showing population movement during the Great Migration.Which statement explains what the maps show about how migration changed from the early years to the later years?

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C: In later years, people migrated to Western states.

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