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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where is Howard Beach?
(a) Queens, New York.
(b) Atlantic City, New Jersey.
(c) Baltimore, Maryland.
(d) Hoboken, New Jersey.
2. When was Nelson Mandela born?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1928.
3. What does Shakur refer to Ronald Reagan as in "Liberty Needs Glasses"?
(a) "Cowboy."
(b) "The Prez."
(c) "Ronnie."
(d) "Idiot."
4. In "Just a Breath of Freedom," the poet writes, "They caged U like an animal / and watched U" what?
(a) "Suffer."
(b) "Pace around the cage."
(c) "Slowly die inside."
(d) "Bite at your keeper."
5. How many years did Geronimo ji-Jaga spend in prison for kidnapping and murder?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 27 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 18 years.
6. Along with Lady Liberty, who needs glasses in "Liberty Needs Glasses"?
(a) "Mrs. Justice."
(b) "Sister Justice."
(c) "Grandma Justice."
(d) "Nurse Justice."
7. With what organization was Geronimo ji-Jaga involved?
(a) The Humane Society.
(b) The Hells Angels.
(c) The Bloods.
(d) The Black Panthers.
8. The poet writes in "For Mrs. Hawkins," "I'm not out 2 offend the positive souls / only the racist dogs who" what?
(a) "Lied 2 me."
(b) "Created sorrow 4 U."
(c) "Kill 4 fun."
(d) "Killed U inside."
9. The poet refers to "this white killer" as being what in "For Mrs. Hawkins"?
(a) "Empty-minded."
(b) "An evil monster."
(c) "Mentally sick."
(d) "Strong-willed."
10. "The Promise" begins with the line, "I will give u liberty, but first give me ure" what?
(a) Soul.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Heart.
(d) Money.
11. Shakur writes in "When Ure Hero Falls," "when ure Hero falls so do" what?
(a) "Expectations."
(b) "The stars."
(c) "Ure villains."
(d) "Hopes and dreams."
12. "Government Assistance or My Soul" describes what animal imagery?
(a) A jaguar.
(b) A lion.
(c) A panther.
(d) A cheetah.
13. What "can take Blame / For the evil that makes U cry" in "Nightmares"?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Regret.
(d) Curiosity.
14. To whom did the poet dedicate "When Ure Hero Falls"?
(a) "My Hero."
(b) "My Hero My Father.
(c) "My Father."
(d) "My Hero My Mother."
15. What did "they" order the execution of in "Just a Breath of Freedom"?
(a) "All minds they couldn't control."
(b) "Intelligence."
(c) "Active Imaginations."
(d) "Free thinking."
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Ronald Reagan begin his term as U.S. President?
2. What is the first line of "The Sun and the Moon"?
3. In "U R Ripping Us Apart!!!" the poet writes, "Before u came the triangle never" what?
4. What does the poet write has been abused in "No-Win"?
5. To whom is the poem "A River That Flows Forever" dedicated?
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