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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "Larghetto," what has the black man not contributed to?
(a) War.
(b) Education.
(c) The wrongdoings of white men.
(d) Slavery,

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the black man want in "Tempo Primo"?

3. Who is Stokowski?

4. How does the poet describe the mongrel in "When Great Dogs Fight"?

5. What does the poet of "The Idols of the Tribe" believe is in every society?

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