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

2. What do the African warriors in "The Idols of the Tribe" do?
(a) Feast.
(b) Pray.
(c) Kill.
(d) Hunt.

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

4. In "Tempo Primo," what black heroes are mentioned?
(a) President Obama.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Justice Clarence Thomas.
(d) Harriet Tubman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the bones of the man and snake left behind in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?

2. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" compare shifting too?

3. Who does the farmer in "Old Man Michael" blame for his bad crops?

4. Who meets in the sanctuary in "The Triumph Aster"?

5. In "The Shift of Gears," what does the man fix?

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