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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Song for Myself Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is tied to the rattlesnakes tail in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?
(a) A fork.
(b) A rock.
(c) A stick.
(d) A bone.

2. Who does the skull the mountain climber finds belong to?
(a) A previous climber.
(b) A cow.
(c) A bear.
(d) A sheep.

3. What is the name of an historic place Tolson visits in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Pearl Harbor.
(c) Eiffel tower.
(d) Empire State Building.

4. What crash does "Larghetto" assert black men were not involved in?
(a) Train.
(b) Stock market.
(c) Car.
(d) Bank.

5. In "Tempo Primo," what black heroes are mentioned?
(a) Jesse Jackson.
(b) President Obama.
(c) Harriet Tubman.
(d) Justice Clarence Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What act of nature does the oak tree face in "A Scholar Looks at an Oak"?

2. What do the Indians in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake" do to the white man?

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

4. Who is Louis Brandeis?

5. Where does Tolson repeat the same stanzas of the poem "The Mountain Climber"?

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