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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. How might one view America after reading "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Melting pot.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Racist.
(d) Terrible.

2. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" tell the narrator?
(a) Boats are out of fashion.
(b) Motercycles are dangerous.
(c) His car needs gas.
(d) He shifts too aggressively

3. What emotion does the narrator of "Babylon" express?
(a) Pride.
(b) Joy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Disgust.

4. What is the name of an historic place Tolson visits in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Pearl Harbor.
(b) Eiffel tower.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Empire State Building.

5. What question does Tolson ask in "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) Why the moon never shines on the mountain.
(b) How long it takes to climb a mountain.
(c) Why the climber risks his life.
(d) Why the climber quits his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tolson claim in "Dark Symphony" that the black man has less of then white men?

2. Where is "Vesuvius" located?

3. What happens to men who live bad lives and have bad souls in "A Song for Myself"?

4. Who is La Guardia?

5. Why does the scientist in "A Primer for Today" claim change occurs?

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