Author Question: By the late 1950s, urban ethnic comedy shows featuring blacks and Latinos: A) dominated network ... (Read 45 times)

Bob-Dole · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Who wrote On the Road, the beat manifesto?

A) Jack Kerouac
B) Allen Ginsberg
C) Alan Freed
D) Milton Berle

Question 2

The Beats produced a literature that:

A) promoted American dominance in the world.
B) expressed faith in American ability to retain individuality.
C) looked back nostalgically to the 1940s.
D) challenged virtually every element of mainstream 1950s culture.

Question 3

The presidential election that first showed the power of television in political life was:

A) 1948.
B) 1952.
C) 1956.
D) 1960.

Question 4

By the late 1950s, urban ethnic comedy shows featuring blacks and Latinos:

A) dominated network television.
B) topped the ratings week after week.
C) had disappeared from network television.
D) became more realistic in dealing with social issues.