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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many parts is the poem "Dark Symphony"?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. What do the townspeople become interested in during the poem "The Street Called Straight"?
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) War.
(d) Love.

3. How long does Tolson say blacks were enslaved in "Andante Sostenuto"?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 300 years.
(c) 500 years.
(d) 100 years.

4. What tyrant does the narrator mention in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Charles the Great.
(c) Louis XI.
(d) Hannibal.

5. What does the poet think of Crispus Attucks?
(a) He is a good person.
(b) He does not like him.
(c) He is a hero.
(d) He is a bad person.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the poem "The Triumph Aster" hope for?

4. What emotion does the narrator of "Babylon" express?

5. Who breaks her leg in "African China"?

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