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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does love equal in "If You Should Lie to Me"?
(a) Hate.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Trust.
2. What does Tolson say forgetting is akin to in "Andante Sostenuto"?
(a) Loving.
(b) Massacring.
(c) Spurning democracy.
(d) Enslaving.
3. How many historic places does Tolson plan to rendezvous at?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.
4. What does Tolson hope for in the poem "A Song for Myself"?
(a) Romance.
(b) Peace on earth.
(c) A good afterlife.
(d) Power.
5. What does the poet think of Crispus Attucks?
(a) He is a hero.
(b) He does not like him.
(c) He is a bad person.
(d) He is a good person.
6. Where does Tolson repeat the same stanzas of the poem "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) The beginning and end.
(b) Never.
(c) The middle and end.
(d) The begining and middle.
7. In the poem "Rendezvous With America," what is the population that arrives in America like?
(a) White.
(b) Diverse.
(c) Black.
(d) Asian.
8. What industries does the poet describe in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Cotton and oil.
(b) Hammers and cash registers.
(c) Cars and trucks.
(d) Steam train and tractor.
9. What object does the craftsman in "Damascus Bride" make?
(a) A gun.
(b) A basket.
(c) A blade.
(d) A table.
10. Who does Tolson compare the mountain climber's plight to?
(a) Ceaser.
(b) Ghandi.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) His father.
11. What does the poet compare the foundation of America to in "Larghetto"?
(a) A house.
(b) A desert.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A stream.
12. What should separate the rose and the thorn in "The Unknown Soldier"?
(a) Justice.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.
13. What does the bard in "The Bard of Addis Ababa" chant about?
(a) Pain.
(b) God.
(c) War.
(d) Freedom.
14. Why does the scientist in "A Primer for Today" claim change occurs?
(a) No one knows.
(b) Reproduction in the animal and plant kingdom.
(c) God.
(d) Magic.
15. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" compare shifting too?
(a) Riding a horse.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Eating soup.
(d) Riding a bike.
Short Answer Questions
1. What warnings did the man see while climbing the mountain?
2. What do the townspeople become interested in during the poem "The Street Called Straight"?
3. In "Larghetto," what has the black man not contributed to?
4. What type of animal is featured in "The Bard of Addis Ababa"?
5. What is La Guardia's ethnic background?
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