The Roaring Twenties

1. During the Roaring Twenties, people began to have more time to participate in _____.

• work activities
• sports activities
• military activities
• leisure activities

2. Which TWO composers contributed to creating a a new American sound in music?

• Aaron Copland
• Alvin Ailey
• George Gershwin
• Scott Joplin

3. Women who cut their hair short, wore short dresses, and enjoyed dancing as performers were known as _____.

• flappers
• flippers
• floaters
• flockers

4. Who made automobiles more affordable?

• George Gershwin
• Henry Ford
• Jacob Lawrence
• Langston Hughes

5. Which popular appliance was NOT invented during the Roaring Twenties?

• refrigerator
• television
• vacuum
• washing machine

6. Who were TWO famous authors of the Roaring Twenties?

• Aaron Copland
• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• John Steinbeck
• Louis Armstrong

7. Which neighborhood of New York City lent its name to the revival of African-American culture during the 1920s?

• Astoria
• Flatiron
• Gramercy
• Harlem

8. Who was a famous artist of the Harlem Renaissance?

• Ella Fitzgerald
• Jacob Lawrence
• Langston Hughes
• W.E.B. DuBois

9. Langston Hughes was a _____ of the Harlem Renaissance.

• artist
• journalist
• musician
• poet

10. Musicians of the Harlem Renaissance like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Bessie Smith created what era of music?

• The Classical Era
• The Jazz Era
• The Rock Era
• The Swing Era