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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Of Men and Cities Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the hillmen think they should not build?
(a) The temple.
(b) The lake.
(c) Vesuvius.
(d) The city square.

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

3. What is the man in "A Hamlet Rives Us" doing during the poem?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Grieving.
(c) Expressing joy.
(d) Running.

4. Where does Tolson repeat the same stanzas of the poem "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) Never.
(b) The begining and middle.
(c) The beginning and end.
(d) The middle and end.

5. What is the weather like in "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) Hot.
(b) Springtime.
(c) Cold and snowy.
(d) Thunder and lightening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is La Guardia's ethnic background?

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

3. In "When Great Dogs Fight" what does the mongrel steal at the end of the poem?

4. What is tied to the rattlesnakes tail in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?

5. What will black people overcome according to "Tempo di Marcia"?

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