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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does "The Shift of Gears" take place?
(a) A yard.
(b) A house.
(c) A school.
(d) A garage.

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

3. What does Tolson say forgetting is akin to in "Andante Sostenuto"?
(a) Spurning democracy.
(b) Enslaving.
(c) Loving.
(d) Massacring.

4. How does the poet describe the mongrel in "When Great Dogs Fight"?
(a) Strong.
(b) Weak.
(c) Loving.
(d) Mean.

5. What Indian tribe tied up the man in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?
(a) Apache.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Algonquin.
(d) Seminole.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "A Song for Myself," what can one find in death?

2. What question does Tolson ask in "The Mountain Climber"?

3. How many historic places does Tolson plan to rendezvous at?

4. How does the poet assert in "Dark Symphony" that black slaves created a brotherhood?

5. What does the poet of "Rendezvous With America" claim America will face?

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