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

2. Which language's alphabet does Tolson use in Alpha to Mu?
(a) Swahili.
(b) Greek.
(c) French.
(d) Arabic.

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

4. What does "E.&O.E." stand for?
(a) Errors and out-takes excellent.
(b) Ears and orthopedics excellence.
(c) Edgar and Oliver Ewelle.
(d) Errors and omissions excepted.

5. Who breaks her leg in "African China"?
(a) Dot Duet.
(b) Mary Martin.
(c) Sally Suitor.
(d) Dixie Dixon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Liberia represent in "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?

2. What war influences Tolson in "Tapestries of Time"?

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

4. What does the white god in "The Idols of the Tribe" eat?

5. In "A Long Head to a Round Head," what is intriguing about the animals?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Tolson suggest in "Epsilon" that a nod of approval is the worst thing for an artist?

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

7. 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."

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

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

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

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