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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day is it in the poem "Rho"?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) New Years Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Halloween.

2. What does the author think will prevail in "Tapestries of Time"?
(a) War.
(b) Hate.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Tears.

3. What should the viewer of art never doubt according to "Delta"?
(a) The inks used.
(b) The history of art.
(c) The aritst.
(d) Their interpretation.

4. According to the narrator of "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia," who will God save the souls of?
(a) All men.
(b) Black men.
(c) White men.
(d) Women.

5. What does the Curator think about Hideho Heights in "Xi"?
(a) He thinks he is genuine.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He is a fake.
(d) He loves his work.

6. What do the African warriors in "The Idols of the Tribe" do?
(a) Pray.
(b) Feast.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Kill.

7. Who does the Golden Age occur with?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Family.
(c) God.
(d) Lovers.

8. What artist did the Curator teach Black Diamond about?
(a) Monet.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Van Gogh.
(d) Rembrandt.

9. Why will the narrator in "Beta" never be censored?
(a) He has money.
(b) He is married to the mayor.
(c) His art is free.
(d) He won't shut up.

10. Who is Rufino Lauglin?
(a) A cook.
(b) The M.C.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A painter.

11. What does Liberia represent in "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?
(a) A new Africa.
(b) Hell.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Freedom.

12. Whose criticism does not count in "Omicron"?
(a) Fellow artists.
(b) Rich men.
(c) The blind.
(d) Poor men.

13. What is the white man's philosophy according to "Mu"?
(a) Power over understanding.
(b) Money is the root of all evil.
(c) Blues.
(d) Jazz.

14. Who is Abraham Lincoln's mother in "Abraham Lincoln of Rock Springs Farm"?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Mary.
(c) Sue.
(d) Nancy.

15. What does the narrator see at the end of "Tapestries of Time"?
(a) Death.
(b) Peace.
(c) War.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet of "The Idols of the Tribe" believe is in every society?

2. What animal is in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?

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

4. In "A Long Head to a Round Head," what is intriguing about the animals?

5. How are the parts of the poem "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" broken up?

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