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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does "Alpha" take place?
2. What does man continually do according to "Tapestries of Time" during the Golden Age?
3. In "A Long Head to a Round Head," what is intriguing about the animals?
4. Who is the self-portrait of in "Upsilon"?
5. In "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia," who is the narrator's brother?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Doctor Nkomo feel that life and art are linked?
2. Explain your interpretation of the line "You are / Black Lazarus risen from the White Man's grave" from the poem "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia."
3. How does Tolson address tyranny in the poem "Tapestries of Time"?
4. Why does the poem "The Idols of the Tribe" open with a quote from Hitler?
5. How does the nickname African-China come about in the poem "African China"?
6. What might have been the reason Tolson elects to use the Greek alphabet to separate his poem Harlem Gallery?
7. What is the significance of the Harlem Gallery according to Tolson?
8. How does the narrator define himself in "E.&O.E."?
9. What does Tolson believe is the greatest gift Africa has to give to its people according to "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?
10. What is the significance of the Curator in Harlem Gallery distinguishing the importance of the word "ex"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What poem does the quote "The Blackest Land / And The Whitest People" come from? Explain the significance of this quote to the poem and how it explains the message of the poem.
Essay Topic 2
How does the Civil War affect the message Tolson's poetry? Choose one poem and discuss how the effects of the Civil War are demonstrated in that poem.
Essay Topic 3
Define the term symbolism and explain the symbolism present in "The Mountain Climber."
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