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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. Why will the narrator in "Beta" never be censored?
(a) He is married to the mayor.
(b) He has money.
(c) His art is free.
(d) He won't shut up.

2. What animal is in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?
(a) A cow.
(b) A lion.
(c) A dog.
(d) A camel.

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

4. How are the parts of the poem "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" broken up?
(a) By color.
(b) Geographic region.
(c) Musical scales.
(d) Alphabetically.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Timbuktu?

2. What is the poem "The Man from Halicarnassus" about?

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

4. In "The Idols of the Tribe," how many points does a road meet at?

5. According to the narrator of "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia," who will God save the souls of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tolson believe that despite the reign of tyrants justice will prevail?

2. According to Tolson in the poem "The Idols of the Tribe," who is likely to worship false idols?

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

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

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

6. What does Tolson believe is the greatest gift Africa has to give to its people according to "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?

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

8. Why does the poem "The Idols of the Tribe" open with a quote from Hitler?

9. Explain your interpretation of the line "You are / Black Lazarus risen from the White Man's grave" from the poem "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia."

10. How does Tolson believe tyrants remain in power?

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