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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 does the poet of "The Idols of the Tribe" believe is in every society?
(a) An unheard voice.
(b) Hunger.
(c) A Hitler figure.
(d) Peace.

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

3. Who fought in Halicarnassus?
(a) The Sioux.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Alexander the Great.
(d) Napoleon.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose criticism does not count in "Omicron"?

2. Who is Rufino Lauglin?

3. Who is the "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" dedicated to?

4. What is the purpose of the Warriors' ceremony in "The Idols of the Tribe"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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."

4. 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.

5. How does Tolson believe tyrants remain in power?

6. How does Tolson address tyranny in the poem "Tapestries of Time"?

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

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

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

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

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