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Rediscovering America: A Quiz on Prohibition
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October 25, 2019

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By John Moser
One hundred years ago, on Oct. 28, the Volstead Act — or National Prohibition Act — was passed.
The act created a legal mechanism to enforce the 18th Amendment, which prohibited “the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors.”
The quiz below, from the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio, provides an opportunity for you to test your knowledge of Prohibition.
[quiz-headers] [wp_quiz id=”100083″] Answers: 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-C, 5-D, 6-B, 7-D, 8-C, 9-A, 10-B
About the Author 
John Moser is a 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. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

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