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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Family Tree," the poet asks whether the beauty is in the tree or in what?
(a) The forest.
(b) Roots.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Sky.

2. What is magnified "when your hero falls from grace" in "When Ure Hero Falls"?
(a) Pain.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Imperfections.
(d) Patriotism.

3. What does Shakur refer to Ronald Reagan as in "Liberty Needs Glasses"?
(a) "Ronnie."
(b) "Cowboy."
(c) "Idiot."
(d) "The Prez."

4. Shakur concludes the poem "The Promise" stating, "Trickery does not succeed / with those with" what?
(a) "A Pure Heart."
(b) "Fool-proof Glasses."
(c) "A Well Informed Mind."
(d) "Honest Hearts."

5. What is the answer the poet supplies in "The Unanswerable?" to the question "When will there be peace on earth?"
(a) "In 100 years."
(b) "When everyone is equal."
(c) "When U are free."
(d) "When the earth falls 2 pieces!"

6. Where was Huey Newton born?
(a) Baton Rouge, Lousiana.
(b) Lockport, Lousiana.
(c) Bayou Gauche, Lousiana.
(d) Monroe, Lousiana.

7. The poet claims in "Government Assistance or My Soul" that he would "go hungry and homeless" before what?
(a) "Eating bad food."
(b) "The American Government gets my soul."
(c) "Filling out all the paperwork."
(d) "Taking handouts."

8. Who does Shakur write "has been defeated by you" in "U R Ripping Us Apart!!!"?
(a) "My Father."
(b) "My Mother."
(c) "My Hero."
(d) "My Brother."

9. When did Ronald Reagan begin his term as U.S. President?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1973.

10. Geronimo ji-Jaga was targeted by what FBI program?
(a) COMTELPROM.
(b) CORETELPRO.
(c) COUNTTOTEN.
(d) COINTELPRO.

11. "No-Win" is subtitled what?
(a) "No Fight."
(b) "Incentive."
(c) "Trapped."
(d) "Dream Poem."

12. Who was liberty misquoted by in "Liberty Needs Glasses"?
(a) "The Indians."
(b) "Malcolm X."
(c) "Reagan."
(d) "Mandela."

13. "U R Ripping Us Apart!!!" is dedicated to what?
(a) Methamphetamine.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Crack.

14. The poet writes in "Or My Soul" that he's in a country with no what?
(a) Path.
(b) Army.
(c) Borders.
(d) Flag.

15. Where is Howard Beach?
(a) Hoboken, New Jersey.
(b) Queens, New York.
(c) Atlantic City, New Jersey.
(d) Baltimore, Maryland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Geronimo ji-Jaga spend in prison for kidnapping and murder?

2. Where was George Jackson shot to death?

3. What is the first line of "The Sun and the Moon"?

4. What was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa between 1948 and 1994?

5. To whom is "Family Tree" dedicated?

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