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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What places does the narrator discuss in "Alpha"?
(a) America and Australia.
(b) Finland and France.
(c) Belgium and Germany.
(d) Asia and Africa.

2. Who is Abraham Lincoln's mother in "Abraham Lincoln of Rock Springs Farm"?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sue.

3. Whose criticism does not count in "Omicron"?
(a) The blind.
(b) Fellow artists.
(c) Poor men.
(d) Rich men.

4. What does the poet of "The Idols of the Tribe" believe is in every society?
(a) A Hitler figure.
(b) An unheard voice.
(c) Peace.
(d) Hunger.

5. In "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia," who is the narrator's brother?
(a) America.
(b) The sun.
(c) Joesph.
(d) Africa.

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

7. In "African China," who is Big John?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A gigolo.
(c) A bouncer.
(d) A dancer.

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

9. What should the viewer of art never doubt according to "Delta"?
(a) The aritst.
(b) Their interpretation.
(c) The inks used.
(d) The history of art.

10. What war influences Tolson in "Tapestries of Time"?
(a) Spanish American War.
(b) WWII.
(c) Gulf War.
(d) Vietnam War.

11. What does the narrator in "Beta" claim you can explore art with?
(a) Your toes.
(b) Your tongue.
(c) Your elbows.
(d) Your hair.

12. According to "Omicron," what is the school of the artist?
(a) The church.
(b) Nature.
(c) Buildings.
(d) Government.

13. Whose march will continue, according to "Tapestries of Time"?
(a) Global man.
(b) Presidents.
(c) Woman.
(d) Tyrants.

14. Why will the narrator in "Beta" never be censored?
(a) His art is free.
(b) He is married to the mayor.
(c) He has money.
(d) He won't shut up.

15. Who is Black Diamond?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) The curator.
(d) The heir to the Lenox Policy Racket.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does the Golden Age occur with?

4. What word does Tolson put a question mark after many times in "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?

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

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