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

2. What is the poem "Vesuvius" about?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A Greek god.
(c) A volcano.
(d) A mountain.

3. Who is the object in "Damascus Bride" fit for?
(a) A prince.
(b) A sultan.
(c) A princess.
(d) A queen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is "The Triumph Aster" dedicated to?

5. What tyrant does the narrator mention in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?

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