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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afro-American Identity - Who Am I?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is said that the "New Negro" will not allow from politicians in "The New Negro - What Is He"?
(a) To take their tax money.
(b) To make empty promises.
(c) To campaign in their area.
(d) To diminsih their goals.

2. 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 do not understand the Negro race.
(d) They are slowly seeing humans in the Negro race.

3. Who advocates the construction of a "great nation in Africa" in "Africa for the Africans"?
(a) Randolph.
(b) Universal Negro Improvement Association.
(c) Marcus Garvey.
(d) Domingo.

4. Which of the following does the author of "A New Crowd - A New Negro" NOT describe as a necessary characteristic of a new leader?
(a) Educated.
(b) Radical.
(c) Young.
(d) Handsome.

5. What does Locke say the Negro is willing to work for in "The New Negro"?
(a) Better conditions.
(b) Better lifestyle.
(c) More food.
(d) More space to live.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the essay "Race Pride"?

2. What did the police officer of Johnson's essay think the wife was doing on the street corner?

3. What does the poem immediately following "The Legacy of Ancestral Arts" by Countee Cullen address?

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

5. According to Garvey, what should the "New Negro" be handed while building an empire in Africa?

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