Question

review questions

1. which of the following films released in 1927 was the first successful talking motion picture?

a. the clansman
b. the great gatsby
c. the jazz singer
d. the birth of a nation

1. the popularization of ______ expanded the communications and sports industries.

a. radios
b. talkies
c. the model t
d. airplanes

1. who was the first person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean?

a. orville wright
b. jim thorpe
c. charlie chaplin
d. charles lindbergh

1. how did henry ford transform the automobile industry?
2. the scopes monkey trial revolved around a law that banned teaching about ______ in public schools.

a. the bible
b. darwinism
c. primates
d. protestantism

1. which man was both a professional baseball player and an influential evangelist during the 1920s?

a. babe ruth
b. h. l. mencken
c. jim thorpe
d. billy sunday

Explanation:

1. The Jazz Singer (1927) was the first successful talking motion picture. It incorporated synchronized dialogue and music.
2. Radios popularization expanded communications (news, entertainment) and sports (broadcasting games).
3. Charles Lindbergh made the first solo non - stop transatlantic flight in 1927.
4. Henry Ford transformed the automobile industry by introducing the moving assembly line, which increased production speed and reduced costs, making cars more affordable.
5. The Scopes Monkey Trial was about a law banning the teaching of Darwinism (evolution) in public schools.
6. Billy Sunday was a professional baseball player (1883 - 1891) and then became an influential evangelist in the 1920s.

Answer:

1. C. The Jazz Singer
2. A. radios
3. D. Charles Lindbergh
4. By introducing the moving assembly line.
5. B. Darwinism
6. D. Billy Sunday