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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. According to "Our Greatest Gift to America", where do Negroes frequently spend their time?
(a) Clubs.
(b) Parks.
(c) Bars.
(d) Libraries.

2. What does the author of "The Negro Digs up His Past" attribute his ideology to?
(a) Reclaimed background of the race as a whole.
(b) Self motivation.
(c) His desire to be famous.
(d) Self knowledge.

3. What is the title of McKay's poem where people gather around a lynched man?
(a) "To Witness Lynching".
(b) "The Lynched".
(c) "Lynched: Past and Present".
(d) "The Lynching".

4. 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) "Mother to Son".
(b) "Song for a Dark Girl".
(c) "Run to Rise".
(d) "Dream Variations".

5. What is Hurston's story "Shouting" about?
(a) Shouting in fear.
(b) Shouting in torment.
(c) Shouting in religious ceremonies.
(d) Shouting in anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the ending section of "Afro-American Past - History and Folk Tradition"?

2. What do most of the poems in the section "Alien Gospel or Source of Inspiration?; Alienation, Anger, Rage" have in common?

3. What specifically does Hughes describe in his impression of Harlem?

4. In the poem "If We Must Die", what does McKay compare the killings of his race to?

5. According to Locke, why have Negroes been treated a certain way?

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