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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the essay "Afro-American Fragment" address?
(a) Their fragments of love.
(b) Their fragmented lifestyles.
(c) Their fragments of art work.
(d) The lack of personal information most have about their homeland, Africa.

2. What does Locke say the Negro is willing to work for in "The New Negro"?
(a) Better lifestyle.
(b) More space to live.
(c) More food.
(d) Better conditions.

3. According to Domingo, what are the men of the "Old Crowd" filled with?
(a) Men who turn the other cheek.
(b) Men who are weak and old.
(c) Men who fight.
(d) Men who care for only themselves.

4. What does Locke analyze in relation to the conditions and movement of the "new Negro"?
(a) Where they move and migrateto.
(b) Why they migrated to the locations they chose.
(c) Trends and their tendencies to move.
(d) What motivated them to move.

5. In what essay does the author state that "a Negro will turn on another Negro if ordered"?
(a) "From the Messenger - A Menace to Radicalism".
(b) "If We Must Die".
(c) "Black Manhattan".
(d) "Garveyism".

6. What is the essay "To a Dark Girl" about?
(a) Growing up.
(b) Leaving home.
(c) Growing past slavery.
(d) A pen pal.

7. What must the "New Negro" be willing to do in "A New Crowd - What Is He"?
(a) Demand equal pay.
(b) Work long, hard hours.
(c) Heed the law of self-preservation.
(d) Become wealthy.

8. Who is the author of "Blades of Steel"?
(a) Hughes.
(b) Randolph.
(c) Domingo.
(d) Fisher.

9. What ethnicity is Paul in the essay "Cane"?
(a) Indian.
(b) It never says directly.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Italian.

10. What does Domingo hint to about the government's current state of being?
(a) They have deviated from their constitution's laws.
(b) No one cares about the African American race.
(c) They are out of control.
(d) The situation's intolerancy and that free press and assembly are not possible.

11. Which essay addresses the August 1900 incident?
(a) "The New Negro".
(b) "American Negro".
(c) "Black Manhattan".
(d) "Garrveyism".

12. 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) Young.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Radical.
(d) Educated.

13. What characteristic does the attitude of the "New Crowd" take?
(a) Motivated.
(b) Optimistic.
(c) Apprehensive.
(d) Radical.

14. What is the name of the police officer who is stabbed and killed in Johnson's essay?
(a) Bobby Therron.
(b) Rob Thorne.
(c) Robert Thorpe.
(d) Robert Thatcher.

15. Who says that those participating in the riots were acting out of self-defense?
(a) Randolph.
(b) Garvey.
(c) Du Bois.
(d) Domingo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "old crowd" recommend in "A New Crowd - A New Negro"?

2. What aspect of the Negro culture does Locke discuss?

3. What is the name of the girl who diffuses the altercation in the barber shop in "Blades of Steel"?

4. What does Garvey hope to achieve from his plan to build an empire in Africa?

5. Who was selected president for the group that was formed in response to the police's refusals?

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