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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. In the poem "If We Must Die", what does McKay compare the killings of his race to?
(a) Hogs.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Genocide.
(d) Deer.

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

3. Who wrote "If We Must Die"?
(a) James Weldon Johnson.
(b) Randolph.
(c) Garvey.
(d) Domingo.

4. Who is always one step higher than the Negroes, according to Schuyler?
(a) Farmer's.
(b) Mechanics.
(c) The next poorest.
(d) The poorest of the poor.

5. Who is the author of "Song of the Son"?
(a) Toomer.
(b) Hughes.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Domingo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of McKay's two poems?

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

3. What follows the essay "A Long Way from Home"?

4. What characteristics are given to Sweetie Mary Carr?

5. What does Locke notice about the bars and clubs in "The Legacy of Ancestral Arts"?

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