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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the two ways of life according to "E.&O.E."?
(a) Scary and safe.
(b) Fun and dull.
(c) Primitive and sophisticated.
(d) Old and new.

3. What emotion does the narrator of "Babylon" express?
(a) Fear.
(b) Pride.
(c) Joy.
(d) Disgust.

4. Who is Crispus Attucks?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A band.
(c) A martyr in the American Revolution.
(d) A theif.

5. Where do the hillmen think they should not build?
(a) The city square.
(b) The lake.
(c) Vesuvius.
(d) The temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the poem "The Man from Halicarnassus" about?

2. How does the poet assert in "Dark Symphony" that black slaves created a brotherhood?

3. What do the townspeople become interested in during the poem "The Street Called Straight"?

4. What does the black man want in "Tempo Primo"?

5. Who meets in the sanctuary in "The Triumph Aster"?

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