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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 narrator in "Beta" claim you can explore art with?
(a) Your toes.
(b) Your tongue.
(c) Your elbows.
(d) Your hair.

2. What is the white man's philosophy according to "Mu"?
(a) Blues.
(b) Power over understanding.
(c) Money is the root of all evil.
(d) Jazz.

3. What is art to the curator in "Gamma"?
(a) A blend of lines.
(b) A masterpiece of skill.
(c) A mosiac of colors.
(d) Boring and bland.

4. How does the narrator of "The Idols of the Tribe" describe the black god?
(a) Kind.
(b) Carnivore.
(c) Narcissist.
(d) Vegetarian.

5. What artist did the Curator teach Black Diamond about?
(a) Rembrandt.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Monet.
(d) Van Gogh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is culturally empty compared to Liberia according to "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?

2. Who is Wu Shang in "African China"?

3. In "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia," what is the gateway for black Americans to the eastern world?

4. According to "Omicron," what is the school of the artist?

5. What is the name of the child that is born in "African China"?

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

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

4. How does Tolson believe tyrants remain in power?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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