Chapter 25

Quiz for Chapter Twenty-Five Thinking Like a Historian: The Suburban Landscape of Cold War America

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Question 1

Source 2, a site plan sketch for Park Forest, Illinois, 1946, provides evidence thatA. the use of land for parks and recreation was unpopular.
B. urban sprawl began as early as the 1930s.
C. the Veterans Administration advocated for suburban development.
D. plans for suburban development began as early as the 1940s.

Question 2

Which element of William J. Levitt’s prescription for revolutionizing the construction of housing, described in source 1, led to the growth of the suburbs after World War II?A. Take infinite pains with infinite details.
B. Be aggressive and big enough to throw your weight around.
C. Build houses in concentrated developments using mass-production methods.
D. Buy at wholesale.

Question 3

According to Jane Jacobs, the author of source 4, which of the following advantages did large cities offer over suburbs?A. Public transportation
B. A variety of consumer options
C. Architectural beauty
D. Ethnic and racial diversity

Question 4

Which element of postwar American life forms the basis of William Whyte’s critique?A. Prosperity
B. Mobility
C. Homogeneity
D. Domesticity

Question 5

Sociologist Herbert Gans criticized middle-class suburbanites in America for theirA. conservatism.
B. focus on consumption.
C. preoccupation with work.
D. domesticity.