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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afro-American Identity - Who Am I?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poem, "Poem", say the author has in common with the "little brown boy"?
(a) She is also a jig.
(b) She too feels repressed.
(c) She is also brown.
(d) She is also happy.

2. In what essay does the author state that "a Negro will turn on another Negro if ordered"?
(a) "Black Manhattan".
(b) "If We Must Die".
(c) "From the Messenger - A Menace to Radicalism".
(d) "Garveyism".

3. Who says "white folks is white" in one of Cullen's poems?
(a) Uncle Jim.
(b) Uncle Jem.
(c) Aunt Em.
(d) Aunt Jem.

4. According to Locke, why have Negroes been treated a certain way?
(a) Lack of love.
(b) Lack of money.
(c) Lack of education.
(d) Sterotypes.

5. What does the "old crowd" recommend in "A New Crowd - A New Negro"?
(a) Conservative measures.
(b) Radical changes.
(c) Radical measures.
(d) Conservative changes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "A New Crowd - A New Negro"?

2. What question is posed in regards to leadership roles of "A New Crowd - A New Negro"?

3. What do the police refuse in response to the murdered police officer in Johnson's essay?

4. What fact does Locke cite at the end of "American Negro" in relation to outsider's perceptions?

5. What do the essays in the section "Afro-American Identity - Who Am I" have in common?

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