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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the African warriors go in "The Idols of the Tribe"?

2. What day is it in the poem "Rho"?

3. Who follows tyrants?

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

5. What colors does the curator mention in "Gamma"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What poem does the quote "The Blackest Land / And The Whitest People" come from? Explain the significance of this quote to the poem and how it explains the message of the poem.

Essay Topic 2

How does the Civil War affect the message Tolson's poetry? Choose one poem and discuss how the effects of the Civil War are demonstrated in that poem.

Essay Topic 3

Define the term foreshadow. How does Tolson use foreshadowing in his poems? Provide two examples of foreshadowing and the events they predict.

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