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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Libretto for the Republic of Liberia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many parts is the poem "Dark Symphony"?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. What did slaves do on slaves ships in "Lento Grave"?
(a) Rowed.
(b) Wrote books.
(c) Sang.
(d) Wrote letters.

3. What religion was celebrated in Timbuktu?
(a) Islam.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Catholcism.
(d) Judaism.

4. What does the narrator of "Tapestries of Time" want to prevail?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Justice.
(c) The educated.
(d) Tyrants.

5. Who breaks her leg in "African China"?
(a) Dot Duet.
(b) Dixie Dixon.
(c) Sally Suitor.
(d) Mary Martin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of an historic place Tolson visits in "Rendezvous With America"?

3. Who does the skull the mountain climber finds belong to?

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

5. How are the parts of the poem "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" broken up?

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