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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. How does the geologist in "A Primer for Today" claim change occurs?
(a) The planets.
(b) The stars.
(c) The moon.
(d) The earth.

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

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

4. What religion was celebrated in Timbuktu?
(a) Catholcism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Judaism.

5. What do the people of Addis Ababa want to the bard to do?
(a) Berate them.
(b) Empower them.
(c) Heal them.
(d) Feed them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result in "Rendezvous With America," of the historic places the poet speaks of?

2. In "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake," what are the sharecroppers doing?

3. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" tell the narrator?

4. In "A Scholar Looks at an Oak," what happens to the tree's limbs?

5. In "The Blindness of Scorn," what does the Malay guide become caught in?

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