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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Reflections on the Renaissance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Negroes mimic according to Hurston?
(a) To be like others.
(b) For the fun; not to be like others.
(c) For money.
(d) To feel better.

2. Which of the following does the author of "A New Crowd - A New Negro" NOT describe as a necessary characteristic of a new leader?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Radical.
(c) Young.
(d) Educated.

3. What is the title of the 3 line poem?
(a) "Conception".
(b) "Old Black Men".
(c) "If We Must Die".
(d) "Dream Variations".

4. 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"?
(a) Paulene Laurence.
(b) Paul Laurence Dunbar.
(c) Lauren Dunbar.
(d) Paul Doohey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What fact does Locke cite at the end of "American Negro" in relation to outsider's perceptions?

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

3. What does Hurston think about the originality of Negro artwork?

4. According to Garvey, what does he feel is the opposite result of the construction of a great African nation?

5. What is the title of the essay by Langston Hughes that delves into the racial stumbling block Negro artists face?

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