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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. What do the police refuse in response to the murdered police officer in Johnson's essay?
(a) Protective custody for Negroes seeking help.
(b) Any calls regarding the murder.
(c) A trial for the officer's murderer.
(d) Peace among the Negroes.

2. According to Hughes, what does he find to be a subconscious belief in most Negro homes?
(a) That they are inferior to whites.
(b) To be white means power.
(c) To be white means wealth.
(d) To be white is better.

3. What does McKay describe in "A Long Way from Home"?
(a) His journey home.
(b) His journey away from home.
(c) The arrival at Ellis Island.
(d) Mileage.

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

5. In Johnson's essay, what is the name of the person who leaves his wife on a street corner, only to find her being harassed?
(a) Arther Mayer.
(b) Andy Haney.
(c) Art Harlem.
(d) Arthur Harris.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who supposedly bewitches the main character of "Luani of the Jungles"?

3. What characteristics are given to Sweetie Mary Carr?

4. What does Fisher miss when he is away at medical school in "The Caucasian Storms Harlem"?

5. What will the new leader not rest until he achieves in "A New Crowd - A New Negro"?

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