5 is glass ceiling
9 native treaty rights
All the others are correct.
* at the end of each question and a couple **** at the end of my answer
1. All of the following can be identified as being part of the counterculture which arose with Baby Boomers during the 1960’s EXCEPT: *
a. “Don’t trust anyone over 30”
b. Woodstock
c. Run for public office***
2. How did the counterculture affect American society? *
a. Younger Americans were more willing to question authority than their parents before them.***
b. Americans refused to do drugs or other illegal activities.
c. Patriotism rose to a new all-time high in the nation.
3. Identify one of the reasons the counterculture fell apart. *
a. Drug addiction and the death from drug overdoses in famous musician such as Hendrix and Joplin****
b. The government stepped in to break it up
c. It was outlawed
4. All of the following were goals of the National Organization for Women EXCEPT: *
a. Discrimination in the workplace
b. Equality in education
c. The right to vote****
d. Stereotypes in media
5. In the work place, women faced challenges in regards to pay, harassment, and promotions. This is also known as: *
a. The “Glass Ceiling”
b. The “Glass Slipper”****
c. The “Glass Floor”
6. Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1972 banned discrimination in _______. *
a. The workplace
b. Education*****
c. Restaurants
8. Cesar Chavez joined with Filipino workers in the late 1960’s to form what union? *
a. United Auto Workers
b. United Farm Workers***
c. United Dress Workers
9. Dee Brown’s book "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" raised public awareness of the mistreatment of Native American. As a result of the public awareness, the American Indian Movement (AIM) occupied the village of Wounded Knee to get the national government to investigate these Native American doctrines? *
a. Native Treaty Rights
b. Laws enabling them to run for public office***
c. The right to practice their ancient religions
10. What was the effect of Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe at Any Speed?" *
a. Certain drugs were declared illegal.
b. Bicycle helmet laws were passed in several states.
c. Seat belts were made mandatory in cars.****
11. Eunice Shriver began an athletic camp for young people with disabilities which is known today as: *
a. The Special Olympics***
b. Jerry Lewis Telethon
c. International Disabilities Act
12. Rachel Carson’s book "Silent Spring" encouraged Congress to restrict the use of what pesticide? *
a. DDT****
b. STP
c. AHD
13. The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, helped promote the environmental movement because… *
a. it was the site of the first Earth Day activities.
b. pollutants on its surface caught fire and attracted media attention.****
c. Rachel Carson was born there and it was the site of her novel.
14. The purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect the “entire ecological chain” referring to all aspects of nature. *
a. True***
b. False
15. On March 28, 1979, America faced its first nuclear accident when the core of a nuclear reactor began to melt down. Identify the electric generation plant. *
a. Bruner Island
b. Three Mile Island****
c. Holston Generation Facility
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