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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. What will black people overcome according to "Tempo di Marcia"?
(a) Jim Crow laws.
(b) The new election.
(c) The fire of 1812.
(d) The earthquake of 1920.

2. Who does Tolson compare Crispus Attucks to?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Frederick Douglas.
(c) Patrick Henry.
(d) Sam Wheat.

3. Where does Tolson repeat the same stanzas of the poem "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) Never.
(b) The middle and end.
(c) The beginning and end.
(d) The begining and middle.

4. What is the result in "Rendezvous With America," of the historic places the poet speaks of?
(a) Famine.
(b) A legacy.
(c) Fear.
(d) A new president.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is La Guardia?

2. What is Frederick Douglas famous for being?

3. What warnings did the man see while climbing the mountain?

4. Who are the bad men in America according to the poem "Rendezvous With America"?

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

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