Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
of the following statements does NOT accurately describe NOW? A. | It used a
moderate approach to political change. | B. | It pressured elected officials to ensure social and economic
equality for women. | C. | Its members were frustrated with the
EEOC. | D. | It was cofounded by Gloria Steinem. | | |
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Which
group occupied Alcatraz Island between 1969 and 1971? A. | Indians of All
Tribes | C. | American Indian
Movement | B. | Brown Berets | D. | United Farm Workers | | | | |
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All
of the following statements about Woodstock are true EXCEPT A. | it was the
celebration of an era. | B. | there were severe shortages of food. | C. | a young African
American was stabbed to death in front of the stage. | D. | it was held in
upstate New York. | | |
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Roe v. Wade dealt with A. | abortion
rights. | C. | women’s
equality. | B. | the rights of senior citizens. | D. | American Indian land claims. | | | | |
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Betty
Friedan’s research led her to conclude that A. | many women felt trapped by domestic
life. | B. | women should not hold traditional women’s
jobs. | C. | higher education was harmful to
women. | D. | women were superior to men. | | |
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Which
organization did José Angel Gutiérrez help form? A. | Brown
Berets | B. | Crusade for Justice | C. | Mexican American
Youth Organization | D. | United Farm Workers | | |
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7.
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In
1969 members of the Rolling Quads convinced the Berkeley city council A. | to approve a
measure providing educational opportunities to children with mental and physical
disabilities. | B. | to change the design of street curbs. | C. | to provide
special parking spaces at public facilities. | D. | to include signs
in braille in city buildings. | | |
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Phyllis Schlafly A. | fought diligently for passage of the
ERA. | B. | proclaimed the
defeat of the ERA as a great victory for women’s rights. | C. | applauded the
decision in Roe v. Wade. | D. | ran for president in 1972. | | |
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The
artist who is sometimes associated with soup cans is A. | Roy
Lichtenstein. | C. | Andy
Warhol. | B. | Claes Oldenburg. | D. | Grandma Moses. | | | | |
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The
1960s youth movement began A. | on college campuses among white middle-class
students. | B. | on college campuses among white upper-class
students. | C. | in San Francisco cafés among multiracial college
dropouts. | D. | in northern urban poetry clubs among multiracial
intellectuals. | | |
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All
of the following are associated with the fashion of the 1960s EXCEPT A. | tie-dyed
shirts. | C. | designer
jeans. | B. | Afros. | D. | beads. | | | | |
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All
of the following are associated with hippies EXCEPT A. | dropping out of
society. | C. | communes. | B. | drug experimentation. | D. | materialism. | | | | |
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The
person responsible for a mass murder in California in 1969 was A. | Charles
Manson. | C. | Charles
Kaiser. | B. | Timothy Leary. | D. | Janis Joplin. | | | | |
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All
of the following were successful Motown artists EXCEPT A. | Jimi
Hendrix. | C. | Aretha
Franklin. | B. | James Brown. | D. | the Temptations. | | | | |
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Most
of the women polled during research for The Feminine Mystique were A. | college
students. | C. | factory
workers. | B. | homemakers. | D. | professionals. | | | | |
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Regarding women, the Kennedy administration did all of the following
EXCEPT A. | back the Equal
Pay Act. | B. | hire many women. | C. | create the
President’s Commission on the Status of Women. | D. | issue an
executive order requiring civil service jobs to be filled on the basis of
ability. | | |
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What
does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw? A. | unequal pay for
men and women | B. | sexual discrimination in employment | C. | sexual
harassment on the job | D. | interfering with African American voter
registration | | |
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Which
of the following 1968 events was disrupted by feminists? A. | World
Series | C. | Super
Bowl | B. | Miss America
Pageant | D. | World’s
Fair | | | | |
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Why
was the National Women’s Political Caucus founded? A. | to encourage
women to run for political office | B. | to encourage women to seek professional
employment | C. | to encourage women to vote | D. | to encourage
women to seek degrees in political science | | |
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What
did Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments Act require? A. | that schools
provide funds for women’s professional programs | B. | that
universities provide separate but equal physical education facilities for men and
women | C. | that universities provide an equal number of teaching jobs for
men and women | D. | that universities fund women’s sports programs
fairly | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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21.
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The
method of art that made use of “found objects” was ____________________.
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22.
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Seattle native ____________________ was the master of the electric guitar in the
1960s.
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23.
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Berry
Gordy founded _________________________, a record company in Detroit that brought African Americans
back into the forefront of popular music.
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24.
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_________________________ became known as the “Queen of Soul.”
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25.
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_________________________ served as the editor of Ms.
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26.
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President Kennedy signed the _________________________ in 1963, a law that made it
illegal for employers to pay male workers more than female workers for the same job.
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27.
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President Kennedy appointed _________________________ as the chairperson of the
President’s Commission on the Status of Women.
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28.
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Although Congress passed the ____________________ in 1972, the amendment failed to get
the required approval of at least 38 states by the 1982 deadline.
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29.
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An
estimated 17 million Americans refused to buy ____________________ during a nationwide boycott that
began in 1966.
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30.
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In
1966 Rodolfo Gonzales founded the ______________________________, a group that promoted Mexican
American nationalism.
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31.
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The
Chicano political party ______________________________ was formed in 1967 by José Angel
Gutiérrez.
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32.
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American Indian participants in the ______________________________ called for
self-determination.
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33.
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Organized in Minnesota in 1968, the ___________________________________ called for a
renewal of American Indian culture and recognition of American Indians’ rights.
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34.
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Students at Gallaudet University protested the appointment of their president because
she did not know _________________________.
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35.
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In
1973 Congress passed the ______________________________, which forbade discrimination in education,
housing, or jobs because of physical disabilities.
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36.
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Founded in 1958, the ________________________________________ became the largest
organization dedicated to lobbying for the needs of older citizens.
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37.
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In
the case ____________________, the Supreme Court ruled that minors accused of a crime possessed
nearly the same rights as adults.
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38.
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A(n)
_________________________ between baby boomers and their elders grew wider as the 1960s
progressed.
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39.
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Student activist Mario Savio and other students protested policies at
_____________________________________________ in 1964, declaring their intention to “Shut This
Factory Down.”
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40.
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In
1973 AIM took its most dramatic action when it seized the trading post at ____________________, South
Dakota.
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