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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afro-American Past - History and Folk Tradition; Visual Arts: To Celebrate Blackness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a poem included by Hughes in the section "Afro American Identity - Who am I"?
(a) "Cross".
(b) "Negro".
(c) "Crossing Jordan".
(d) "I Too Sing America".

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

3. What fact does Locke cite at the end of "American Negro" in relation to outsider's perceptions?
(a) They see only what they want to see.
(b) They are being studied and not debated about.
(c) They are slowly seeing humans in the Negro race.
(d) They do not understand the Negro race.

4. What is the name of the girl who diffuses the altercation in the barber shop in "Blades of Steel"?
(a) Effie.
(b) Effy.
(c) Fefe.
(d) Fluffy.

5. What does Domingo hint to about the government's current state of being?
(a) They have deviated from their constitution's laws.
(b) The situation's intolerancy and that free press and assembly are not possible.
(c) No one cares about the African American race.
(d) They are out of control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is suggested that the whites must do in "Race Pride"?

2. What is the main character of "Sweat" afraid of?

3. What aspect of the Negro culture does Locke discuss?

4. Who is the author of "The Negro Digs Up His Past"?

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

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