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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the bartender judge the narrator in "An Ex-Judge at the Bar"?
(a) He doesn't drink scotch.
(b) He has no manners.
(c) He killed a black soldier in the Flanders Field.
(d) He hit a woman.

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

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

4. In the poem "Old House," whose ghost is not welcome?
(a) Lazurus's mouse.
(b) Casper.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Richard Wright.

5. What does Tolson claim in "Dark Symphony" that the black man has less of then white men?
(a) Greed.
(b) Land.
(c) Anger.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the poet compare the foundation of America to in "Larghetto"?

3. Who does the farmer in "Old Man Michael" blame for his bad crops?

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

5. Who is Stokowski?

(see the answer key)

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