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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the poet assert in "Dark Symphony" that black slaves created a brotherhood?
(a) By code.
(b) Through love.
(c) Letters.
(d) Through tragedy.

2. 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.

3. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" compare shifting too?
(a) Eating soup.
(b) Riding a horse.
(c) Riding a bike.
(d) Sewing.

4. What question does Tolson ask in "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) How long it takes to climb a mountain.
(b) Why the moon never shines on the mountain.
(c) Why the climber risks his life.
(d) Why the climber quits his job.

5. What is a Hamlet?
(a) A flower.
(b) A murder.
(c) A slice of meat.
(d) A ring.

6. What act of nature does the oak tree face in "A Scholar Looks at an Oak"?
(a) Tsunami.
(b) Earthquakes.
(c) Storms.
(d) Blizzards.

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

8. In the poem "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake," what color is the man's dyed hair?
(a) Black
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blonde.

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

10. Who is Lin Yutang?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A writer.
(c) A painter.
(d) A boxer.

11. Who is La Guardia?
(a) A teacher,
(b) A mayor.
(c) A judge.
(d) A writer.

12. Who does the skull the mountain climber finds belong to?
(a) A bear.
(b) A cow.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A previous climber.

13. Where does the poem "The Bard of Addis Ababa" take place?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Alaska.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What concept does the poem "Tempo Primo" discuss?

2. Who is Louis Brandeis?

3. How many parts is the poem "Dark Symphony"?

4. What did slaves do on slaves ships in "Lento Grave"?

5. Where did the one sharecropper travel in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?

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