Chapter 49 Counterculture Formative
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- Q1Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)successfully mobilized the poor working-class people in inner-city neighborhoods.formed as a nonviolent organization but soon escalated into violent tactics.was determined to build a new political force to counteract the complacency of American society.was founded by Mario Savio.30s
- Q2The "free speech movement" of the so-called New Left were centered inWashington, D.C., near the National Mall.New York City around Greenwich Village.Madison around the University of WisconsinBerkeley around the University of California.30s
- Q3In 1967-1968, the issue that most unified the various people loosely known as the New Left wasrejection of capitalism.concern about nuclear power.opposition to the war in Vietnam.support for environmental legislation.30s
- Q4Which of the following was NOT generally associated with the so-called counterculture?relaxed and open attitude about sexualityrejection of the existence of a supreme beinglong hair and nontraditional clothingmarijuana smoking30s
- Q5Although the philosophy of the counterculture seemed to favor all of the following, the characteristic that most defined the movement wasdemanding an end to international wars and conflicts and substituting peaceful resolution.embracing new rock 'n' roll music.breaking the power of corrupt elites who controlled American corporations and governments.rejecting the inhibitions and conventions of middle-class culture and concentrating on pleasure and fulfillment.30s
- Q6Which of the following music performers is most associated with the counterculture themes of racial discrimination, riots, poverty and political assassinations?ElvisFrank SinatraBob DylanBarry Goldwater30s
- Q7Which of the following was the popular Hippie term for the people and institutions who, in their view, controlled society?SquaresLevittowniesElderlyEstablishment30s
- Q8Which of the following highlights the difference in attitudes and behaviors of the counterculture and their parents?adolescencegeneration gaputopian societieshippies30s
- Q9Which of the following events is considered the highlight or apex of the counterculture?AltamontSummer of LoveWoodstockKennedy Assassination30s
- Q10All of the following are causes of the Counterculture EXCEPTDr. Spock1950s conformist societyBeatniksthe sexual revolution30s
- Q11A group with ideas and behaviors very different from those of the mainstream culture.establishmentgeneration gapcountercultureRock 'n' Roll30s
- Q12These people lived together in a group-owned settlement in the late 1960s. What was such a settlement called?communewoodstockcounterculturehippie house30s
- Q13Which of the following topics were effected by the counterculture?movies & televisionall answers are correctmagazines & fashionmusic & art30s
- Q14Which event did some mainstream adults see as proof that rock "n" roll could be dangerous?the Human Be-In held in San Franciscothe rock festival staged by the Rolling Stones in Altamont, Californiathe Live Aid festival organized to raise money for Ethiopian famine victimsthe Woodstock festival held on a farm in upstate New York30s
- Q15Which of the following statements about Woodstock is true?This multi-venue rock concert was organized to raise money for famine victims in Ethiopia.This three-day music festival in upstate New York drew attention to the counterculture.The Rolling Stones organized this California rock concert at which four people died.This series of annual benefit concerts was planned to raise money for family farmers.30s