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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fugitive Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many parts is the poem "Dark Symphony"?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

2. What do the people of Addis Ababa want to the bard to do?
(a) Feed them.
(b) Empower them.
(c) Berate them.
(d) Heal them.

3. What color is the object the craftsman in "Damascus Bride" makes?
(a) Purple and green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black and white.

4. What does the bard in "The Bard of Addis Ababa" chant about?
(a) Freedom.
(b) God.
(c) Pain.
(d) War.

5. What does the poet compare the foundation of America to in "Larghetto"?
(a) A stream.
(b) A desert.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the poem "The Bard of Addis Ababa" take place?

2. What does the poet think of Crispus Attucks?

3. What is the poem "Vesuvius" about?

4. How does the poet assert in "Dark Symphony" that black slaves created a brotherhood?

5. What tyrant does the narrator mention in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?

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