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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Larghetto," what has the black man not contributed to?
(a) War.
(b) The wrongdoings of white men.
(c) Education.
(d) Slavery,

2. How does the poet assert in "Dark Symphony" that black slaves created a brotherhood?
(a) Through tragedy.
(b) Letters.
(c) By code.
(d) Through love.

3. What do the wise people think of the hillmen's opinions in "Vesuvius"?
(a) They are right.
(b) The hillmen are jealous.
(c) They are wrong.
(d) There are no wise men in town.

4. What does Tolson say forgetting is akin to in "Andante Sostenuto"?
(a) Enslaving.
(b) Massacring.
(c) Loving.
(d) Spurning democracy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What concept does the poem "Tempo Primo" discuss?

2. What are the two ways of life according to "E.&O.E."?

3. What does the poet think of Crispus Attucks?

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

5. What crash does "Larghetto" assert black men were not involved in?

(see the answer key)

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