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Quiz for Teenagers in Postwar America

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Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. What were the two reasons Dick Clark gave for building a wide circle of friends (see Document 25.5)?

To gain popularity and find a best friend

To be exposed to new ideas and companionship

To learn how to adjust to different people and get a date

To ensure easier access to a job and understand how social relationships are formed

Correct: The answer is c. Clark stated that learning how to adjust to different people and getting a date are the two reasons why a teenager should build a wide circle of friends. These teenage relationships would help kids as they grew up and went to work or away to school.

Incorrect: The answer is c. Clark stated that learning how to adjust to different people and getting a date are the two reasons why a teenager should build a wide circle of friends. These teenage relationships would help kids as they grew up and went to work or away to school.

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2. What do the Richard Gehman article (Document 25.6) and the Chevrolet advertisement (Document 25.7) illustrate about 1950s pop culture?

Americans focused on material purchases to boost their social status in the 1950s.

Teenagers were the largest American consumer market in the 1950s.

Advertisements became increasingly important in American culture during the 1950s.

Adults were influenced by teenage consumer preferences in the 1950s.

Correct: The answer is d. The Gehman article and the Chevy ad both illustrate that adults were influenced by teenage consumer preferences in the 1950s. As Gehman wrote, “Whole industries are devoted exclusively to pleasing teenagers.”

Incorrect: The answer is d. The Gehman article and the Chevy ad both illustrate that adults were influenced by teenage consumer preferences in the 1950s. As Gehman wrote, “Whole industries are devoted exclusively to pleasing teenagers.”

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3. What did Charlotte Jones claim was the reason adults would not admit to Elvis Presley’s greatness (see Document 25.8)?

Jealousy

Generational gap

Social norms aligned with Christianity

Racial prejudice

Correct: The answer is a. Jones claimed adults would not admit Elvis was great because they were jealous and they were disappointed that their taste in music wasn’t as good as that of the ‘50s teen.

Incorrect: The answer is a. Jones claimed adults would not admit Elvis was great because they were jealous and they were disappointed that their taste in music wasn’t as good as that of the ‘50s teen.

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4. What is Todd Gitlin implicitly endorsing in his memoir (see Document 25.9)?

Violence

Revolution

Capitalism

Anarchy

Correct: The answer is b. Gitlin implicitly endorses revolution in his description and admiration for the Cuban revolution.

Incorrect: The answer is b. Gitlin implicitly endorses revolution in his description and admiration for the Cuban revolution.

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5. After viewing the image of Hazel Bryan taunting Elizabeth Eckford in front of Central High School (Document 25.10), pick the most accurate stat36ement about the significance of the photograph from the choices below.

Local white teenagers in Little Rock were more tolerant of other races than their parents.

The press played an important role in framing the issue of the desegregation of Central High School.

Soldiers used the threat of violence to prevent black students from attending Central High School.

Gender norms in Arkansas in 1957 emphasized the idea that young ladies should not express their political beliefs.

Correct: The answer is b. The press played an important role in the desegregation of Central High School. The photograph captured the anger and hatred of the white students who were against desegregation and showed the strength and resolve of the African American students who were the first to desegregate the school. It also shows the volatility of the situation with the inclusion of the National Guardsmen on the left and in the background of the photo.

Incorrect: The answer is b. The press played an important role in the desegregation of Central High School. The photograph captured the anger and hatred of the white students who were against desegregation and showed the strength and resolve of the African American students who were the first to desegregate the school. It also shows the volatility of the situation with the inclusion of the National Guardsmen on the left and in the background of the photo.