The Roaring 20s quiz

Which commodity became widely available during the 1920s?

• coal

• electricity

• natural gas

• rare woods

What is interest?

• a fee charged for credit

• an expensive luxury item

• wages paid for extra work

• a loan used to buy a house

What allowed families to buy more expensive items after World War I?

• child labor

• leisure time

• longer work hours

• installment buying

What was the first electronic entertainment industry?

• gaming

• movies

• radio

• television

Credit helped families stay out of debt.

• True

• False

What was another name for the Roaring ‘20s?

• the Jazz Age

• the Golden Age

• the Age of Flight

• the Age of Wealth

What caused prices to go down in the 1920s?

• Prohibition

• decreased demand

• increased production

• crop destruction by insects

Henry Ford invented the assembly line.

• True

• False

What was Ford’s great contribution to American Industry?

• a. the gas engine

• b. the assembly line

• c. employing women

• d. different car colors

The moving assembly line made automobiles and countless other items ________

• more expensive

• more reliable

• less expensive

• less reliable