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

2. What is the purpose of the Warriors' ceremony in "The Idols of the Tribe"?
(a) Celebrate.
(b) Reward.
(c) Rejoice.
(d) Sacrifice.

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

4. What day is it in the poem "Rho"?
(a) New Years Day.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What should the viewer of art never doubt according to "Delta"?

2. What does the narrator see at the end of "Tapestries of Time"?

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

4. Who breaks her leg in "African China"?

5. What do the African warriors in "The Idols of the Tribe" do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What might have been the reason Tolson elects to use the Greek alphabet to separate his poem Harlem Gallery?

2. How does Tolson believe tyrants remain in power?

3. What role does the Curator play in the Harlem Gallery poems?

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

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

6. What is Tolson's opinion of Abraham Lincoln in "Abraham Lincoln of Rock Springs Farm"?

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

8. What does the poem "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" mean when it suggests that America is the narrator's mother and Liberia is his wife.

9. What is the significance of the Harlem Gallery according to Tolson?

10. What does the Curator think about Hideho Heights? Why does he feel this way?

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