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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Libretto for the Republic of Liberia.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to men who live bad lives and have bad souls in "A Song for Myself"?
(a) They lose their money.
(b) They are hated.
(c) They are condemned.
(d) The are forgiven.

3. How does the economist in "A Primer for Today" claim change occurs?
(a) The stock market.
(b) Wealth and poverty.
(c) Microeconomics.
(d) Foreclosure.

4. What war influences Tolson in "Tapestries of Time"?
(a) WWII.
(b) Gulf War.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) Spanish American War.

5. What does Tolson claim in "Dark Symphony" that the black man has less of then white men?
(a) Greed.
(b) Anger.
(c) Land.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?

2. Who does Tolson list in "Tapestries of Time" as being a tyrant?

3. What is the poem "Vesuvius" about?

4. What industries does the poet describe in "Rendezvous With America"?

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

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