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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Idols of the Tribe" describe the black god?
(a) Carnivore.
(b) Narcissist.
(c) Vegetarian.
(d) Kind.

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

3. Who breaks her leg in "African China"?
(a) Mary Martin.
(b) Sally Suitor.
(c) Dot Duet.
(d) Dixie Dixon.

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

5. In "A Long Head to a Round Head," what is intriguing about the animals?
(a) They can adapt to their environment.
(b) They change shape.
(c) They can fly.
(d) They speak latin.

6. What is the poem "The Man from Halicarnassus" about?
(a) Greek history.
(b) A Man from Halicarnassus.
(c) Freedom.
(d) French history.

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

8. What does the white god in "The Idols of the Tribe" eat?
(a) Meat.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Tofu.

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

10. What is a tyrant made of?
(a) A fool and a big ego.
(b) A fool and a little man.
(c) Wealth and anger.
(d) A big ego and money.

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

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

13. In "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia," what is the gateway for black Americans to the eastern world?
(a) Education.
(b) Mother earth.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Liberia.

14. What does "ex" stand for in "Beta"?
(a) The person you were.
(b) The person you are.
(c) Excited.
(d) The person you used to date.

15. Where does the poem "Sigma" take place?
(a) A zoo.
(b) A library.
(c) A funeral home.
(d) A field.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fought in Halicarnassus?

2. What animal is in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?

3. What does "E.&O.E." stand for?

4. What day is it in the poem "Rho"?

5. Who does Tolson list in "Tapestries of Time" as being a tyrant?

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