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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. Who is the author of "Our Greatest Gift to America"?
(a) Domingp.
(b) Helene Johnson.
(c) McKay.
(d) Schuyler.

2. What is the name of the girl who diffuses the altercation in the barber shop in "Blades of Steel"?
(a) Effie.
(b) Fluffy.
(c) Fefe.
(d) Effy.

3. Who hates the main character of "Sweat"?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her mom.

4. What type of literary writing style is effective in the 3 line poem?
(a) The words are written in perfect speech.
(b) It uses dramatic irony.
(c) It uses symbolism.
(d) The words are rounded off at the end to mimic the Negro speech.

5. What does Locke question in "The Legacy of Ancestral Arts"?
(a) What makes something art.
(b) The popularity of Negro arts.
(c) The ancestry of art.
(d) How Negro art forms were formed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of Jess Redmond's poem?

3. Who is given credit to be the first Negro poet to be able to "rise to a height from which he could take a perspective view of his own race"?

4. What do the essays in the section "Afro-American Identity - Who Am I" have in common?

5. What is the title of Hughes's poem that points out that artistic endeavors can release the "hurt in your heart"?

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