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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. How do the black men respond to the farmer in "Old Man Michael"?
(a) They kick him.
(b) They hate him.
(c) They fear him.
(d) They laugh at him.

2. What do the Indians in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake" do to the white man?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Share a peace pipe.
(c) Invite him to dinner.
(d) Torture him.

3. Who is "The Triumph Aster" dedicated to?
(a) Bok Choy.
(b) W.E.B. Dubois.
(c) Madame Chiang.
(d) Wilfred Scott.

4. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" compare shifting too?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Eating soup.
(c) Riding a horse.
(d) Riding a bike.

5. In the poem "Old House," whose ghost is not welcome?
(a) Casper.
(b) Lazurus's mouse.
(c) Richard Wright.
(d) George Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the Nordic god in "The Idols of the Tribe""?

2. What do the wise people think of the hillmen's opinions in "Vesuvius"?

3. What does the poet of "The Idols of the Tribe" believe is in every society?

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

5. Where do the hillmen think they should not build?

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