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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the poet laureate of Lenox Avenue in Harlem?
(a) Rufino Laughlin.
(b) Mary James.
(c) The Curator.
(d) Hideho Heights.

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

3. What artist did the Curator teach Black Diamond about?
(a) Monet.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Van Gogh.
(d) Rembrandt.

4. Who follows tyrants?
(a) The rich.
(b) The smart.
(c) Fools.
(d) The poor.

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

6. What is art to the curator in "Gamma"?
(a) A blend of lines.
(b) A masterpiece of skill.
(c) A mosiac of colors.
(d) Boring and bland.

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

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

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

10. Where do the African warriors go in "The Idols of the Tribe"?
(a) Battle.
(b) The river.
(c) The field.
(d) Church.

11. What does Liberia represent in "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?
(a) Hell.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Freedom.
(d) A new Africa.

12. How does the narrator of "The Idols of the Tribe" describe the yellow god?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Vegetarian.
(c) Angry.
(d) Carnivore.

13. Who is Rufino Lauglin?
(a) A teacher.
(b) The M.C.
(c) A painter.
(d) A cook.

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

15. In "Tapestries of Time," what do the common people not dream about?
(a) Vacations.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Food.
(d) Cars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the self-portrait of in "Upsilon"?

3. Who fought in Halicarnassus?

4. What does the narrator of "Tapestries of Time" want to prevail?

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

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