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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet think of Crispus Attucks?
(a) He is a bad person.
(b) He is a good person.
(c) He is a hero.
(d) He does not like him.

2. What concept does the poem "Tempo Primo" discuss?
(a) The harlem pride.
(b) The new black man.
(c) Education in America.
(d) Future versus past.

3. Who does Tolson compare Crispus Attucks to?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Patrick Henry.
(c) Frederick Douglas.
(d) Sam Wheat.

4. What does the white man tell the black man to forget in "Andante Sostenuto"?
(a) Pain.
(b) Money.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Family.

5. What religion is Louis Brandeis?
(a) Aetheist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Jewish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the teacher at the end of "The Gallows"?

2. What does Tolson say forgetting is akin to in "Andante Sostenuto"?

3. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" tell the narrator?

4. How long does Tolson say blacks were enslaved in "Andante Sostenuto"?

5. What is a Hamlet?

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