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Prohibition Quiz
December 24, 2020
</p> <section> <h2><strong>Rediscovering America: Prohibition Quiz</strong></h2> <p><em>By John Moser</em></p> <p> </p> <p>One hundred years ago, on October 28, the Volstead Act – or National Prohibition Act — was passed. The Act created a legal mechanism to enforce the 18<sup>th</sup> Amendment, which prohibited “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.”</p> <p> </p> <p>The quiz below, from the <a href="www.ashbrook.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ashbrook Center</a> at Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio, provides an opportunity for you to test your knowledge of Prohibition.</p> <p> </p> <p><em style="color: #404040;">John Moser is professor of history at Ashland University and co-chair of the Ashbrook Center’s Master of Arts in American History and Government program for teachers.</em></p> </section> <section> <h2><span style="color: black;">In what year was the 18</span><sup style="color: black;">th</sup><span style="color: black;"> Amendment, also called the Prohibition Amendment, ratified?</span></h2> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: black;">Which Constitutional Amendment repealed the 18</span><sup style="color: black;">th</sup><span style="color: black;"> Amendment?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: black;">The Volstead Act was named after Congressman Andrew John Volstead. Volstead represented what state?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: black;">The social movement to moderate or eliminate alcohol consumption was referred to as what?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3>Prohibition gave rise to secret bars and nightclubs that illegally sold alcoholic beverages? What were they called?</h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: black;">“Bootlegging,” the illegal making and selling of liquor during the Prohibition era, helped fuel the rise of organized crime groups, referred to collectively as “the Mob.” Which of the following men was not a “mobster”?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: black;">Certain professions were still allowed to dispense alcohol based on language in the Volstead Act. Which profession was not included?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: black;">Because of the Great Depression, repealing prohibition to help the economy was a major presidential campaign issue in the 1932 election. Who won that election?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: black;">Before ratification of the 18</span><sup style="color: black;">th</sup><span style="color: black;"> Amendment, several states had bans on selling alcohol. Which state was the first to pass such a law?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: black;">The Volstead Act instructed states to enforce Prohibition, rather than relying solely on federal agents. Which state never put enforcement efforts into effect?</span></h3> </section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <p> </p> <p>
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