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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II: Feet O' Jesus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the congregation crying out to in "Shout"?
(a) The other church across the street.
(b) The newspaper reporter.
(c) The couple getting married that day.
(d) Jesus.

2. What are the tambourines being played for in "Tambourines"?
(a) A funeral.
(b) Peace.
(c) A wedding.
(d) Glory.

3. Who is sitting in the amen-corner of the church in "Prayer Meeting"?
(a) A family.
(b) An old black woman.
(c) Jesus himself.
(d) A homeless man asking for help.

4. In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," what does the speaker say his souls has done similar to a river?
(a) Flown with anger.
(b) Rushed to the ocean.
(c) Grown deep.
(d) Washed everything clean.

5. What did the speaker's mother say when life hurt her in the poem "Spirituals"?
(a) "Bless her soul, I can't forgive."
(b) "Gonna ride in my chariot some day!"
(c) "Ain't no sinner like a mean sinner!"
(d) "Gonna get even, just you wait!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What race was Langston Hughes?

2. What does the speaker say is a strong thing in "Spirituals"?

3. What kind of music are tambourines often used in?

4. Which of the following does the speaker NOT claim to have been in "Negro"?

5. In "Sunday Morning Prophecy," where does the preacher encourage the congregants to give freely?

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