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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the workers in "The Shipwright" feel they are citizens of?
(a) Europe.
(b) Earth.
(c) Italy.
(d) Asia.

2. Who does the bard in "The Bard of Addis Ababa" call to?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Warriors.
(c) God.
(d) Spirits.

3. Where is "Vesuvius" located?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Costa Rica.
(d) Germany.

4. What happens to men who live bad lives and have bad souls in "A Song for Myself"?
(a) They are hated.
(b) The are forgiven.
(c) They are condemned.
(d) They lose their money.

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

6. How does the economist in "A Primer for Today" claim change occurs?
(a) Microeconomics.
(b) The stock market.
(c) Foreclosure.
(d) Wealth and poverty.

7. What animal is mentioned in "A Legend of Versailles"?
(a) A bear.
(b) A dog.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A tiger.

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

9. What does the poet discuss in "A Song for Myself"?
(a) The soul.
(b) Church.
(c) Water creatures.
(d) Children.

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

11. What does the poet compare the foundation of America to in "Larghetto"?
(a) A desert.
(b) A stream.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A house.

12. Where does Tolson repeat the same stanzas of the poem "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) The beginning and end.
(b) The begining and middle.
(c) Never.
(d) The middle and end.

13. Who does the farmer in "Old Man Michael" blame for his bad crops?
(a) The weather.
(b) The workers.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) His ex-wife.

14. What type of animal is featured in "The Bard of Addis Ababa"?
(a) A bear.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A lion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake," what color is the man's dyed hair?

2. In "The Shift of Gears," what does the man fix?

3. Who does the man fight for in "The Furlough"?

4. What does the Malay wear in "The Blindness of Scorn"?

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

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