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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the poet of "Rendezvous With America" claim America will face?
(a) A war with Russia.
(b) 9/11.
(c) Challenges.
(d) Great Wealth.

4. Who does Tolson compare the mountain climber's plight to?
(a) Ceaser.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Ghandi.
(d) His father.

5. Who is Louis Brandeis?
(a) A boxer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A wrestler.
(d) A supreme court justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the man fight for in "The Furlough"?

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

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

4. What should separate the rose and the thorn in "The Unknown Soldier"?

5. Why does the bartender judge the narrator in "An Ex-Judge at the Bar"?

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