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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 does Locke attribute to the migration of the "new Negro"?
(a) "A new vision of opportunity".
(b) "A desire for the old way of life".
(c) "A desire to reach "home".
(d) "A new born optimism".

2. What does Fisher note about the Cabaret dancers in his essay, "The Caucasian Storms Harlem"?
(a) Many are white.
(b) Many are old.
(c) Many are inexperienced.
(d) He hates them.

3. Whose idea was that the Negro race is part of a greater destiny?
(a) Hurston.
(b) James Weldon Johnson.
(c) Toomer.
(d) Hughes.

4. What aspect of the Negro culture does Locke discuss?
(a) The spiritualitywas non-existent.
(b) The spiritual aspect was supported.
(c) The physicality was missing.
(d) The spiritual aspect was beaten down.

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 McKay's poem where people gather around a lynched man?

2. Who is the author of "Our Greatest Gift to America"?

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

4. Who cuts Cozzens with a razor from Pop Overton's shop in "Blades of Steel"?

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

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