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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. Who is Rufino Lauglin?
2. What is art to the curator in "Gamma"?
3. What does the narrator of "Tapestries of Time" want to prevail?
4. According to the narrator of "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia," who will God save the souls of?
5. What are the two ways of life according to "E.&O.E."?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tolson believe tyrants remain in power?
2. 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."
3. What is the significance of the Harlem Gallery according to Tolson?
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. Why does Tolson suggest in "Epsilon" that a nod of approval is the worst thing for an artist?
6. What is the significance of separating "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" into musical segments?
7. What is Tolson's opinion of Abraham Lincoln in "Abraham Lincoln of Rock Springs Farm"?
8. Describe the different Gods Tolson describes in "The Idols of the Tribe."
9. What does Tolson believe is the greatest gift Africa has to give to its people according to "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?
10. Why does the poem "The Idols of the Tribe" open with a quote from Hitler?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tolson creates and discusses many interesting people in his poems. Choose one person or couple he mentions in a poem explain how those people or characters help deliver the message of the poem.
Essay Topic 2
How does description play a role in an author's work? How does the author use description to draw the reader into the poem? What are some examples where the description does not work? Cite two poems and explain how the description helps or hinders the poet's message.
Essay Topic 3
Choose two significant events Tolson mentions in "Rendezvous With America." What are these events and why does Tolson include them in this poem?
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