Quiz for The Postwar Suburbs

Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. What social shift did the Ford Motor Company illustrate in its film about new highway construction in Boston in 1955 (see Document 25.11)?

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Correct: The answer is c. The Ford film illustrates people living in suburbia and commuting into the city rather than living in the city. The clip illustrates this demographic shift by supporting the creation of a new highway that bypasses the city traffic to make the suburban commute easier.
Incorrect: The answer is c. The Ford film illustrates people living in suburbia and commuting into the city rather than living in the city. The clip illustrates this demographic shift by supporting the creation of a new highway that bypasses the city traffic to make the suburban commute easier.

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2. What do you think Redbook meant when it described young adults as “people in a certain living situation with particular interests and goals” (see Document 25.12)?

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Correct: The answer is b. Redbook suggested that selling certain goods through its magazine would reach the suburban market. The film clip stresses the claim that Redbook is connected to the burgeoning consumer market and could be used effectively for advertising certain goods.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Redbook suggested that selling certain goods through its magazine would reach the suburban market. The film clip stresses the claim that Redbook is connected to the burgeoning consumer market and could be used effectively for advertising certain goods.

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3. What is one factor Harry Henderson believed explained the low crime rate in Levittown (see Document 25.13)?

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Correct: The answer is c. Henderson believed steady employment was a factor that led to the low crime rate in Levittown.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Henderson believed steady employment was a factor that led to the low crime rate in Levittown.

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4. After reading the lyrics to Malvina Reynolds’s “Little Boxes” (Document 25.14), which statement below do you think Reynolds would agree with most?

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Correct: The answer is b. Reynolds would agree that suburban life and suburbanites demonstrate social conformity.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Reynolds would agree that suburban life and suburbanites demonstrate social conformity.

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5. What did Jackie Robinson suggest needed to occur for housing discrimination to end (see Document 25.15)?

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Correct: The answer is c. Robinson believed positive action was needed by individuals to spur bias-free, privately built housing.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Robinson believed positive action was needed by individuals to spur bias-free, privately built housing.