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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 the narrator's mother in "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?
(a) Liberia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Earth.
(d) America.

2. Where does "Alpha" take place?
(a) A castle.
(b) A gallery.
(c) A kitchen.
(d) A desert.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the poem "Sigma" take place?

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

3. What is the white man's philosophy according to "Mu"?

4. What does time move on despite in "Tapestries of Time"?

5. How are the parts of the poem "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" broken up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the different Gods Tolson describes in "The Idols of the Tribe."

2. How does the narrator define himself in "E.&O.E."?

3. What is the danger of worshiping false idols according to Tolson?

4. Why does Doctor Nkomo feel that life and art are linked?

5. How does the nickname African-China come about in the poem "African China"?

6. What is the significance of separating "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" into musical segments?

7. In "Pi" it is written that art without limits can climb mountains. What is meant by this?

8. What is Tolson's opinion on tyrants as seen in the poem "A Long Head to a Round Head"?

9. What is the significance of the Curator in Harlem Gallery distinguishing the importance of the word "ex"?

10. What is the significance of the word tapestries in the poem "Tapestries of Time"?

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