Chapter 21

Quiz for Document 21-4: Billy Sunday, Get on the Water Wagon (1915)

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Question 1

Billy Sunday’s sermon Get on the Water Wagon illustrates the intersection of prohibition with which other themes that shaped the history of the 1920s?A. Fundamentalism and social conservatism
B. Nativism and anti-Semitism
C. Intellectual modernism and urbanization
D. Consumer culture and prosperity

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes the economic argument that Sunday makes against alcohol consumption and saloons?A. Alcohol attracts foreign workers who drive down the wages of real Americans.
B. Costs associated with alcohol abuse hurt the economy by limiting the profits of alcohol producers.
C. Production of alcohol diverts natural resources from the production of other useful goods.
D. The public, through taxation, pays the social costs of alcohol consumption while sellers keep the profits.

Question 3

According to Sunday, the political entity that most supported the saloon business was theA. leaders of the Democratic Party.
B. executive branch of government.
C. leaders of the Socialist Party.
D. urban political party machines.

Question 4

By attacking the urban party machines and tying the prohibition movement to “good government,” Sunday is most likely appealing toA. business leaders.
B. labor leaders.
C. Progressive-leaning voters.
D. women’s organizations.