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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alien Gospel or Source of Inspiration?; Alienation, Anger, Rage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do most of the poems in the section "Alien Gospel or Source of Inspiration?; Alienation, Anger, Rage" have in common?
(a) They are full or irony.
(b) They are full of symbolism.
(c) They have clear meanings.
(d) They have unclear meanings.

2. Who is the author of "Blades of Steel"?
(a) Fisher.
(b) Domingo.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Hughes.

3. What does the poem "Old Black Men" describe?
(a) They're color.
(b) The old men realize life hasn't turned out as they planned.
(c) They're age.
(d) They're relationships.

4. What does Hurston think about the originality of Negro artwork?
(a) It's abstract.
(b) It is original, although often discredited.
(c) It's appealing.
(d) She thinks it is unoriginal.

5. What is the title of the poem by Hughes that explains how life is not always a straight path, but a journey to rise?
(a) "Run to Rise".
(b) "Dream Variations".
(c) "Mother to Son".
(d) "Song for a Dark Girl".

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cullen seem to indicate about heaven in her poem "She of the Dancing Feet Sings"?

2. What does Hurston later give credit to a "jook" being?

3. What kind of changes does Locke see in the overall perception of Negroes?

4. What does McKay describe in "A Long Way from Home"?

5. Who is the 3 line poem about?

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