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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the man in "A Hamlet Rives Us" doing during the poem?
(a) Expressing joy.
(b) Grieving.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Running.

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

4. What do the wise people think of the hillmen's opinions in "Vesuvius"?
(a) They are right.
(b) There are no wise men in town.
(c) The hillmen are jealous.
(d) They are wrong.

5. What concept does the poem "Tempo Primo" discuss?
(a) Education in America.
(b) Future versus past.
(c) The new black man.
(d) The harlem pride.

6. Who is Stokowski?
(a) A painter.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A composer.
(d) A doctor.

7. Who are the white men mentioned in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Davy Crockett and Paul Bunyon.
(b) Ben Franklin and George Washington.
(c) George Bush and Bill Clinton.
(d) Daniel Boone and Jesse James.

8. What is tied to the rattlesnakes tail in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?
(a) A rock.
(b) A bone.
(c) A fork.
(d) A stick.

9. What hurts the farmer's feet in "Old Man Michael"?
(a) His shoes.
(b) Nails.
(c) The roots.
(d) Stones.

10. According to "A Song for Myself," what can one find in death?
(a) Anger.
(b) Peace.
(c) Truth.
(d) Hunger.

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

12. How many parts is the poem "Dark Symphony"?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

13. What industries does the poet describe in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Hammers and cash registers.
(b) Cotton and oil.
(c) Cars and trucks.
(d) Steam train and tractor.

14. What does Tolson hope for in the poem "A Song for Myself"?
(a) Power.
(b) Peace on earth.
(c) Romance.
(d) A good afterlife.

15. How long does Tolson say blacks were enslaved in "Andante Sostenuto"?
(a) 300 years.
(b) 500 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 100 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal is featured in "The Bard of Addis Ababa"?

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

3. What does love equal in "If You Should Lie to Me"?

4. What should separate the rose and the thorn in "The Unknown Soldier"?

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

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