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

2. In "Larghetto," what has the black man not contributed to?
(a) The wrongdoings of white men.
(b) War.
(c) Education.
(d) Slavery,

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

4. In the poem "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake," what color is the man's dyed hair?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Black
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

5. How does the narrator of "The Idols of the Tribe" describe the yellow god?
(a) Angry.
(b) Carnivore.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Vegetarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the African warriors go in "The Idols of the Tribe"?

2. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" tell the narrator?

3. What is the town logo in "The Town of Fathers"?

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

5. Where do the workers in "The Shipwright" feel they are citizens of?

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