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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 the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" tell the narrator?
(a) He shifts too aggressively
(b) His car needs gas.
(c) Boats are out of fashion.
(d) Motercycles are dangerous.

2. What sounds does the poet hear in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Bells and whistles.
(b) The sounds of revolution.
(c) Cats and dogs.
(d) The sounds of industry.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the poem "Vesuvius" about?

2. Whose criticism does not count in "Omicron"?

3. What does the poet of "The Idols of the Tribe" believe is in every society?

4. What colors does the curator mention in "Gamma"?

5. In "A Long Head to a Round Head," what is intriguing about the animals?

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