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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lin Yutang?
(a) A writer.
(b) A boxer.
(c) A painter.
(d) A scientist.

2. When does the town of fathers meet?
(a) July 4th.
(b) September 8th.
(c) March 6th.
(d) June 4th.

3. In "When Great Dogs Fight" what does the mongrel steal at the end of the poem?
(a) A slice of bread.
(b) A toy.
(c) A steak.
(d) A bone.

4. Who is Stokowski?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A painter.
(c) A composer.
(d) A doctor.

5. Where do the workers in "The Shipwright" feel they are citizens of?
(a) Europe.
(b) Italy.
(c) Asia.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like in "The Mountain Climber"?

2. Where does the poem "The Bard of Addis Ababa" take place?

3. How might one view America after reading "Rendezvous With America"?

4. What color is the object the craftsman in "Damascus Bride" makes?

5. What hurts the farmer's feet in "Old Man Michael"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tolson demonstrate that Crispus Attucks is a hero in "Allegro Moderato"?

2. How is hatred the downfall of white men in "The Blindness of Scorn"?

3. Why did Tolson decide to split "Dark Symphony" into titles that are musical movements?

4. What is the purpose of the use of religion in "Rendezvous with America"?

5. What does Tolson hope for himself in the poem "A Song for Myself"? What does he hope for the reader?

6. What historical events does Tolson believe tested the powers of Americans in "Rendezvous with America"? What was the result of these events?

7. What is Tolson's final message to the reader in "Tempo di Marcia"?

8. Why does no one listen to the hillman in the poem "Vesuvius"?

9. Why do the black men laugh at the farmer in "Old Man Michael"?

10. What is the lesson that Tolson puts forth in "When Great Dogs Fight"?

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