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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the workers in "The Shipwright" feel they are citizens of?
(a) Earth.
(b) Europe.
(c) Asia.
(d) Italy.

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

3. What is the name of the child that is born in "African China"?
(a) Ling Tsu.
(b) Sally.
(c) Michael.
(d) Wu Shang Jr.

4. In "A Long Head to a Round Head," what is intriguing about the animals?
(a) They can fly.
(b) They can adapt to their environment.
(c) They speak latin.
(d) They change shape.

5. What color is the object the craftsman in "Damascus Bride" makes?
(a) Purple and green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Abraham Lincoln's mother in "Abraham Lincoln of Rock Springs Farm"?

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

3. What time period does "Lento Grave" discuss?

4. What does the white man tell the black man to forget in "Andante Sostenuto"?

5. What does the bard in "The Bard of Addis Ababa" chant about?

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