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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time period does "Lento Grave" discuss?
(a) Civil War.
(b) Spanish America War.
(c) WWII.
(d) The 20's.

2. What Indian tribe tied up the man in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Algonquin.
(c) Seminole.
(d) Apache.

3. Who does Tolson compare the mountain climber's plight to?
(a) Ceaser.
(b) His father.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Ghandi.

4. Who is the object in "Damascus Bride" fit for?
(a) A princess.
(b) A sultan.
(c) A queen.
(d) A prince.

5. How does the poet describe Michael in "Old Man Michael"?
(a) Young.
(b) Cry-baby.
(c) Strong.
(d) Frail.

6. What is the result in "Rendezvous With America," of the historic places the poet speaks of?
(a) Famine.
(b) Fear.
(c) A legacy.
(d) A new president.

7. What president is mentioned in "The Dictionary of the Wolf"?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Clinton.
(c) Bush.
(d) Washington.

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

9. Where did the one sharecropper travel in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) South.

10. What religion is Louis Brandeis?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Aetheist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Muslim.

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

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

13. Who meets at Versailles?
(a) Louis XVI.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) President Obama.
(d) June Cleaver.

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

15. In "When Great Dogs Fight" what does the mongrel steal at the end of the poem?
(a) A steak.
(b) A bone.
(c) A toy.
(d) A slice of bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the poet describe the people that flock to America in "Rendezvous With America"?

2. Where does Tolson repeat the same stanzas of the poem "The Mountain Climber"?

3. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" compare shifting too?

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

5. Who is Stokowski?

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