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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Harlem Gallery, Nu to Omega.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Tolson put a question mark after many times in "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?
(a) Slave.
(b) Republic.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Liberia.

2. Who is Wu Shang in "African China"?
(a) A priest.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A shop owner.
(d) A teacher.

3. What does the Malay wear in "The Blindness of Scorn"?
(a) A dress.
(b) A robe.
(c) A loin cloth.
(d) A suit.

4. Who does Tolson list in "Tapestries of Time" as being a tyrant?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Washington.
(c) Satan.
(d) Louis VIV.

5. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" compare shifting too?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Riding a horse.
(c) Eating soup.
(d) Riding a bike.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a Hamlet?

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

4. What does the poet compare the foundation of America to in "Larghetto"?

5. Who is the narrator's mother in "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?

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