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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the black men respond to the farmer in "Old Man Michael"?
(a) They kick him.
(b) They fear him.
(c) They hate him.
(d) They laugh at him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does a teacher teach his students in "The Gallows"?
(a) Math.
(b) Alchemy.
(c) English.
(d) French.

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

13. How many historic places does Tolson plan to rendezvous at?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

15. What does Tolson say forgetting is akin to in "Andante Sostenuto"?
(a) Massacring.
(b) Loving.
(c) Spurning democracy.
(d) Enslaving.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the bard in "The Bard of Addis Ababa" chant about?

3. What do the townspeople become interested in during the poem "The Street Called Straight"?

4. In "Tempo Primo," what black heroes are mentioned?

5. What will black people overcome according to "Tempo di Marcia"?

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