Practice Test

Question 1

A pull factor that caused African Americans to migrate north in the early 1900s was

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B: higher wages.

Question 2

Which best describes an unintended consequence of Prohibition?

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C: an increase in “medicinal alcohol”

Question 3

The aspects of a specific location that make people want to move there are called

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B: pull factors.

Question 4

Which statement best explains the relationship between new forms of entertainment in the 1920s and the fads of the era?

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A: The availability of radio and film helped spread the word about new fads.

Question 5

The main reason alcohol abuse caught the attention of the public in the early 1900s was an increase in

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C: the negative social effects of excessive drinking.

Question 6

Which best describes what people could buy on credit in the 1920s?

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B: People could buy stocks and goods from most stores.

Question 7

How did F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby reflect the culture of the 1920s?

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C: Its characters showed little regard for morals.

Question 8

In the 1920s, manufacturers encouraged consumerism by offering

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B: a greater variety of goods for fair prices.

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