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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Song for Myself Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Rendezvous With America," what is the population that arrives in America like?
(a) Black.
(b) Asian.
(c) Diverse.
(d) White.

2. Who is Crispus Attucks?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A band.
(c) A theif.
(d) A martyr in the American Revolution.

3. Who is Stokowski?
(a) A painter.
(b) A composer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

4. What crash does "Larghetto" assert black men were not involved in?
(a) Train.
(b) Stock market.
(c) Bank.
(d) Car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tolson hope for in the poem "A Song for Myself"?

2. In "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake," what are the sharecroppers doing?

3. What religion is Louis Brandeis?

4. What does Tolson say forgetting is akin to in "Andante Sostenuto"?

5. In "Tempo Primo," what black heroes are mentioned?

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