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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 does Locke notice about the bars and clubs in "The Legacy of Ancestral Arts"?
(a) They are now attracting a white clientele.
(b) Whites are just now being allowed to enter.
(c) Whites are serving Negroes.
(d) Whites are prohibited.

2. Who says there is a "decadent strain" in the works of the Negro artists due to their lack of connection to its roots, in Thurman's story?
(a) Dr. Parkes.
(b) Dr. Perkins.
(c) Dr. P.
(d) Dr. Park.

3. Who is the essay "Sweat" about?
(a) Dede.
(b) Delia.
(c) Hurston's life.
(d) Hot summers in Mississippi.

4. In which essay does Garvey outline the specifics of his plan to establish an empire in Africa?
(a) "Race Pride".
(b) "The Future As I See It".
(c) "Defense of the Negro Rioters".
(d) "Garveyism".

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Song of the Son"?

2. What term is coined to mean that African Americans do not produce art specific to their race due to the absorption of American ways?

3. According to Locke, how do Negroes respond to their treatment by other races?

4. What characteristic does the attitude of the "New Crowd" take?

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

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