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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the poem "The Man from Halicarnassus" about?
(a) Greek history.
(b) French history.
(c) A Man from Halicarnassus.
(d) Freedom.

3. What does the black man want in "Tempo Primo"?
(a) A better tomorrow.
(b) Fame.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Justice.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What will black people overcome according to "Tempo di Marcia"?

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

5. What color is the object the craftsman in "Damascus Bride" makes?

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