21. THE TWENTIES, 1919

Quiz for Comparative Analysis Men and Women of the KKK

Quiz for Comparative Analysis: Men and Women of the KKK

Document 21.2: Gerald W. Johnson, The Ku Kluxer, 1924

Document 21.3: Women of the Ku Klux Klan, 1927

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question 21.4

1. What is the message regarding the KKK according to author Gerald Johnson?

They are heroes upholding traditional concepts of race and honor.

They are comparable to the knights of old defeating dragons.

They are criminals who disguise their actions with chivalrous terminology.

They are a vestige of the Middle Ages to protect women’s purity.

Question 21.5

2. According to Johnson, in what aspect of society is the Ku Kluxer a heroic and selfless defender of honor?

Within the church

In his imagination

In the midwestern states

Within the South

Question 21.6

3. To what ideals do both documents claim that the KKK aspired?

Tradition and faith

Women’s equality

American exceptionalism

Democratic socialism

Question 21.7

4. Why would it be important in the 1920s for the Klan to commemorate the actions of the KKK and the women of the Reconstruction period of American history?

They were a historically motivated organization that did not want to lose the story.

The 1920s were increasingly segregated and xenophobic years.

The Klan was worried about political opposition and wanted to appeal to new women voters.

America was moving away from the ideals of the Confederacy and Redeemers.

Question 21.8

5. What idea does the statement refer to as “the whole truth” that they hoped to reveal to the world through their organization?

Christianity

White superiority

Democracy

Equality

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