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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dark Symphony.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does the skull the mountain climber finds belong to?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A previous climber.
(c) A cow.
(d) A bear.

4. How does the poet describe the people that flock to America in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Angry.
(b) Great.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Poor.

5. What is the town logo in "The Town of Fathers"?
(a) "Freedom and Justice for all."
(b) "Where beauty is just."
(c) "The Blackest Land / And The Whitest People."
(d) "If you lived here you would be home by now."

Short Answer Questions

1. What time period does "Lento Grave" discuss?

2. Who does Tolson compare the mountain climber's plight to?

3. Where does Tolson repeat the same stanzas of the poem "The Mountain Climber"?

4. What did slaves do on slaves ships in "Lento Grave"?

5. What is the result in "Rendezvous With America," of the historic places the poet speaks of?

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