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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "Fifty Years" written?
(a) 50 years after slavery ends.
(b) 50 years before slavery begins.
(c) The 50th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) The 50th anniversary of the start of the Civil War.

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

3. How does the section "Art and Propaganda" end?
(a) With 2 poems.
(b) With 2 interviews.
(c) With 2 songs.
(d) With an essay.

4. Who is the 3 line poem about?
(a) The Union Soldiers.
(b) George Washington.
(c) God.
(d) Jesus.

5. What does Hurston think about the originality of Negro artwork?
(a) It's abstract.
(b) It's appealing.
(c) It is original, although often discredited.
(d) She thinks it is unoriginal.

6. What is the title of Jess Redmond's poem?
(a) "Night Flies".
(b) "Fire Flies".
(c) "Dead Fires".
(d) "Dead Flies".

7. Who is the author of "Sterling Brown: The New Negro Folk Poet"?
(a) Locke.
(b) Hurston.
(c) Domingo.
(d) Hughes.

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

9. What is the title of McKay's poem where people gather around a lynched man?
(a) "The Lynching".
(b) "To Witness Lynching".
(c) "Lynched: Past and Present".
(d) "The Lynched".

10. What does Cullen seem to wonder in her poem "She of the Dancing Feet Sings"?
(a) If she can sing.
(b) What her role will be in Heaven.
(c) If she can sing and dance simultaneously.
(d) If she can dance.

11. How many facts does the author present in "The Negro Digs Up His Past"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

13. Who is the author of the poem "Conception"?
(a) Hughes.
(b) Hurston.
(c) Cullen.
(d) Cuney.

14. What does the author of "The Negro Digs up His Past" attribute his ideology to?
(a) Self knowledge.
(b) Self motivation.
(c) His desire to be famous.
(d) Reclaimed background of the race as a whole.

15. According to "Our Greatest Gift to America", where do Negroes frequently spend their time?
(a) Bars.
(b) Clubs.
(c) Libraries.
(d) Parks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cullen seem to indicate about heaven in her poem "She of the Dancing Feet Sings"?

2. What type of literary writing style is effective in the 3 line poem?

3. In Thurman's story, who asks why he should focus only on his African roots when he has Indian and German roots as well?

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

5. 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?

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