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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Idols of the Tribe," how many points does a road meet at?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

2. Who is the self-portrait of in "Upsilon"?
(a) Mr. Kent.
(b) Mr. Sparks.
(c) Mrs. Starks.
(d) Mrs. Berry.

3. What tyrant does the narrator mention in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Charles the Great.
(d) Louis XI.

4. What does the narrator of "Tapestries of Time" want to prevail?
(a) Wealth.
(b) The educated.
(c) Justice.
(d) Tyrants.

5. What does "E.&O.E." stand for?
(a) Ears and orthopedics excellence.
(b) Errors and omissions excepted.
(c) Edgar and Oliver Ewelle.
(d) Errors and out-takes excellent.

6. What animal is in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?
(a) A cow.
(b) A camel.
(c) A lion.
(d) A dog.

7. Who does Tolson list in "Tapestries of Time" as being a tyrant?
(a) Washington.
(b) Satan.
(c) Louis VIV.
(d) Napoleon.

8. What does the narrator see at the end of "Tapestries of Time"?
(a) Death.
(b) Peace.
(c) War.
(d) Love.

9. Who fought in Halicarnassus?
(a) The Sioux.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Alexander the Great.

10. In "Omicron," what is the temperament of the artist?
(a) Peace.
(b) Stillness.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Movement.

11. What religion was celebrated in Timbuktu?
(a) Islam.
(b) Catholcism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Judaism.

12. Where is the art in "Beta"?
(a) On the walls.
(b) On the floor.
(c) In the city.
(d) In the sky.

13. Who is the "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" dedicated to?
(a) Desmondo.
(b) Liberia.
(c) Queen Shiraz.
(d) Marion Joyfield.

14. What is the white man's philosophy according to "Mu"?
(a) Power over understanding.
(b) Money is the root of all evil.
(c) Blues.
(d) Jazz.

15. What colors does the curator mention in "Gamma"?
(a) Olive brown and Ruby red.
(b) Blue, silver, red.
(c) Orange and neon green.
(d) No colors are mentioned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator's mother in "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?

2. What is art to the curator in "Gamma"?

3. In "Tapestries of Time," what do the common people not dream about?

4. According to "Omicron," what is the school of the artist?

5. How does the narrator describe hate in "The Idols of the Tribe"?

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