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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 does time move on despite in "Tapestries of Time"?
(a) Fear.
(b) War.
(c) Love.
(d) Racism.

2. In the poem "Rendezvous With America," what is the population that arrives in America like?
(a) Asian.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Diverse.

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

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

5. In "The Blindness of Scorn," what does the Malay guide become caught in?
(a) A sink hole.
(b) Quick. Sand.
(c) A web.
(d) A snake's coil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose march will continue, according to "Tapestries of Time"?

2. In "When Great Dogs Fight" what does the mongrel steal at the end of the poem?

3. Which language's alphabet does Tolson use in Alpha to Mu?

4. What does the white man tell the black man to forget in "Andante Sostenuto"?

5. What sounds does the poet hear in "Rendezvous With America"?

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