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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Art or Propaganda? High or Low Culture?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who supposedly bewitches the main character of "Luani of the Jungles"?
(a) A fortune teller.
(b) A gypsy.
(c) A young Negro woman.
(d) A Negro sailor.

2. What does Garvey hope to achieve from his plan to build an empire in Africa?
(a) A community.
(b) Fellowship among tribes.
(c) A new ideology.
(d) A reward to the most loyal to the Negro race.

3. What does the "New Negro" believe in?
(a) The rights of equality.
(b) The rights to be wealthy.
(c) The rights of others and free press and assembly.
(d) The rights to work with whites.

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

5. Who gives a list of leaders who fall under the category of the "Old Crowd"?
(a) Du Bois.
(b) Domingo.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Garvey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the author of "A New Crowd - A New Negro" NOT describe as a necessary characteristic of a new leader?

2. What is the title of James Weldon Johnson's book that details events about Negro artists in general and poets in particular?

3. Who is the author of "A New Crowd - A New Negro"?

4. What does the main character of "Sweat" do for a living?

5. What is the name of the girl who diffuses the altercation in the barber shop in "Blades of Steel"?

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