Author Question: To counter growing calls for government censorship, the movie industry resorted to: A) ... (Read 39 times)

jeatrice · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Whether shopping at A&P, watching the movies, listening to radio or reading a newspaper, consumers in the 1920s were exposed to more things that:

A) challenged them intellectually.
B) reflected local or regional qualities.
C) set them apart from the new immigrant.
D) were produced for a national market.

Question 2

Tabloids were successful because:

A) the new format brought in millions of previously untapped readers.
B) they catered to a more sophisticated audience than newspapers.
C) people with money preferred tabloids.
D) subscription fees, rather than advertising, supported them.

Question 3

The popularity of records did all of the following EXCEPT:

A) displace sheet music in the home.
B) inspire new dance crazes.
C) further the popularity of country and blues musicians.
D) dampen public enthusiasm for radios.

Question 4

In the 1920s, radio programs would eventually come to be paid for by:

A) the federal government.
B) advertisers.
C) listeners' subscription fees.
D) state funding.

Question 5

To counter growing calls for government censorship, the movie industry resorted to:

A) self-censorship.
B) demanding their right of free speech.
C) ignoring their critics.
D) moving production to Canada.