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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. What does DuBois say was the Negro’s first religion?
2. What does DuBois say his first feeling for his son was?
3. What does DuBois say the nineteenth century is the first century of?
4. What aspect of his son did DuBois consider an evil omen?
5. What kind of people does DuBois say the sorrow songs come from?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Alexander Crummell overcome the temptation of Hate?
2. What is the reason for this tragic anecdote, as the penultimate chapter, coming on the heels of the previous, more triumphant chapter, as it does?
3. How did Alexander Crummell overcome the temptation of Doubt?
4. What is the role of music in the coming of John?
5. How does this chapter differ from the previous chapters?
6. How did Alexander Crummell overcome the temptation of Despair?
7. What is DuBois’ relation to death, in Chapter 11?
8. What does DuBois say is at the heart of the sorrow songs?
9. How does DuBois characterize the double system of justice in the South?
10. What vision does DuBois have, of a future for American blacks?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What kind of book is The Souls of Black Folk. Is it a history, a collection of essays, a meditation, a prophesy, is it travel writing? Where is it consistent, and where is it inconsistent? Using examples from the text, describe the genre of The Souls of Black Folk.
Essay Topic 2
How have conditions for blacks changed in America since DuBois wrote The Souls of Black Folk? If you were DuBois, and you were focusing on the same themes DuBois focused on with The Souls of Black Folk, what would you report today?
Essay Topic 3
How would you rewrite The Souls of Black Folk, if you were to adapt it and make it your own? What part of the book would you preserve? What part would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.
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