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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Idols of the Tribe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the bones of the man and snake left behind in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?
(a) The field.
(b) The swamp.
(c) The forest.
(d) The desert.

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

3. What does the white god in "The Idols of the Tribe" eat?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Meat.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Tofu.

4. Why does the bartender judge the narrator in "An Ex-Judge at the Bar"?
(a) He hit a woman.
(b) He has no manners.
(c) He doesn't drink scotch.
(d) He killed a black soldier in the Flanders Field.

5. How does the narrator describe the Nordic god in "The Idols of the Tribe""?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Boastful.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the man fight for in "The Furlough"?

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

3. What should separate the rose and the thorn in "The Unknown Soldier"?

4. Where did the one sharecropper travel in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?

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

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