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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 is the title of Wallace Thurman's story?
(a) "Youthful Summer".
(b) "Infant".
(c) "Infants of Spring".
(d) "Springtime".

2. What technique does Hurston discuss in "Spiritual and Neo-Spiritual"?
(a) The technique of sounds production.
(b) The technique to conjure spirits.
(c) Breathing in songs and sermons.
(d) Diction.

3. What is the title of the poem that expresses McKay's love and hatred for America?
(a) "The Dual Relationship in America".
(b) "The Duality of Life".
(c) "Mixed Emotions".
(d) "America".

4. What is the name of the woman in "Go Down Death"?
(a) Carolyn.
(b) Carol.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Charlize.

5. Which poet uses the word "if" as a basis for a sonnet to his mother?
(a) Placido.
(b) Hughes.
(c) Dunbar.
(d) Dante.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Hughes's poem that points out that artistic endeavors can release the "hurt in your heart"?

2. What does Alain Locke suggest in "The New Negro" about the "old Negro"?

3. Who arrived in America as a child and was purchased by a man in Boston?

4. Who gives a list of leaders who fall under the category of the "Old Crowd"?

5. What is said that the "New Negro" will not allow from politicians in "The New Negro - What Is He"?

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