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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. Who does Tolson compare Crispus Attucks to?
(a) Sam Wheat.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Patrick Henry.
(d) Frederick Douglas.
2. Who are the bad men in America according to the poem "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Republicans and Democrats.
(b) Ku Klux Klan and anti-Semites.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Politicians.
3. What does Tolson claim in "Dark Symphony" that the black man has less of then white men?
(a) Power.
(b) Anger.
(c) Greed.
(d) Land.
4. What does the poet think of Crispus Attucks?
(a) He is a hero.
(b) He is a bad person.
(c) He does not like him.
(d) He is a good person.
5. Who does the skull the mountain climber finds belong to?
(a) A cow.
(b) A bear.
(c) A previous climber.
(d) A sheep.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do the black men respond to the farmer in "Old Man Michael"?
2. How does the poet assert in "Dark Symphony" that black slaves created a brotherhood?
3. What time period does "Lento Grave" discuss?
4. What concept does the poem "Tempo Primo" discuss?
5. In "Tempo Primo," what black heroes are mentioned?
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