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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 bard in "The Bard of Addis Ababa" chant about?
(a) God.
(b) Freedom.
(c) War.
(d) Pain.

2. What animal is in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?
(a) A cow.
(b) A dog.
(c) A camel.
(d) A lion.

3. Who breaks her leg in "African China"?
(a) Sally Suitor.
(b) Dixie Dixon.
(c) Dot Duet.
(d) Mary Martin.

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

5. What does Tolson claim in "Dark Symphony" that the black man has less of then white men?
(a) Land.
(b) Anger.
(c) Greed.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people of Addis Ababa want to the bard to do?

2. In "Larghetto," what has the black man not contributed to?

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

4. Where do the hillmen think they should not build?

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

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