Question 1
As a result of the Scopes trial of 1925,
A. fundamentalists reduced their political activism.
B. William Jennings Bryan decided to run one more time for president.
C. John Scopes was found innocent.
D. anti-evolution laws were repealed in most other states.
E. the conflict between fundamentalists and modernists subsided.
Question 2
After World War I, the new Ku Klux Klan
A. was a males-only organization.
B. became primarily concerned about Catholics, Jews, and foreigners.
C. was largely centered in the South.
D. focused primarily on intimidating African Americans.
E. officially renounced the use of violence.
Question 3
In his 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
A. dramatized the plight of Midwestern farmers.
B. ridiculed the hypocritical behavior of some in evangelical religion.
C. glorified wealthy Americans as examples of the success ethic.
D. criticized the American obsession with material wealth.
E. satirized the inequalities in American politics.
Question 4
In the 1920s, artists and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance
A. drew heavily from their African heritage.
B. both drew heavily from their African heritage and included writers Edna Ferber and Ezra Pound.
C. sought to inspire civil disobedience to further racial justice.
D. None of these answers is correct.
E. included writers Edna Ferber and Ezra Pound.
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