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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lin Yutang?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A painter.
(c) A boxer.
(d) A writer.

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

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

4. How does the narrator of "The Idols of the Tribe" describe the yellow god?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Vegetarian.
(c) Angry.
(d) Carnivore.

5. Why does the scientist in "A Primer for Today" claim change occurs?
(a) God.
(b) Reproduction in the animal and plant kingdom.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Magic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Old House," whose ghost is not welcome?

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

3. In "The Idols of the Tribe," how many points does a road meet at?

4. How does the poet describe the people that flock to America in "Rendezvous With America"?

5. Who does the man fight for in "The Furlough"?

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