Harlem Renaissance Quiz 10 (60 MCQs)

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1. Harding and Coolidge mainly focused on
2. True or False:The KKK allied with Marcus Garvey.
3. Who wrote the novel about migrant workers during the 1930's?
4. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were all a part of the
5. Why did African Americans migrate from the south to harlem?
6. What instrument did Duke Ellington play?
7. Who wrote "What a Wonderful World"
8. What is the main content of the passage'?
9. Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education. They are premised on different facts and different local conditions, but a common legal question justifies their consideration together in this consolidated opinion. Based on this excerpt, The Supreme Court chose to consider the case due to .....
10. "My mom told me a million times to clean my room" is an example of:
11. Where did Jazz first emerge?
12. Which major event did Jacob Lawrence capture in his paintings?
13. The Harlem Renaissance did all of the following except .....
14. How does the singer emphasize the line "We'll just keep our hearts aglow" ?
15. Which actor paved the way for other African Americans?
16. "to assign someone to a powerless or unimportant position within a society or group"
17. Read these sentences from Passage 1. "What led to this remarkable explosion of art and culture? The answer took root in the early1900s, when hundreds of thousands of African Americans participated in what is now knownas the Great Migration." (paragraph 2)Which words mean the same as explosion in the context of these sentences?
18. The title of "A Black Man Talks of Reaping" emphasizes the poem's theme concerning
19. Which of the following lists details that are present in both passages?
20. Robert Johnson sold his soul to the Devil to play what instrument?
21. Private clubs where alcohol was illegally consumed
22. Read this line from "Harlem." Or does it explode? Read this line from "The Weary Blues." Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor. What sense do both of these lines rely on?
23. The poem, "The Heart of Woman, " shows the highs and lows woman face in life.
24. Given in great amounts, or more than necessary
25. When the speaker talks of "a little tent pitched in a meadow", he means that
26. You will form your own thesis
27. Which cultural movement was most associated with the expansion of African American literature, economic independence, music, and art in New York City in the 1920s?
28. In 1900 most African Americans were .....
29. How would you describe a flapper
30. The Pilgrims and the Puritans came from
31. Langston Hughes attempted to start his own magazine in 1926.
32. "I came on a slave ship, enslaved / from the cradle to the grave / For too many generations / until the Emancipation free a nation from the plantations."
33. Famous artist during the Harlem Renaissance that used his art to bring attention to racism and segregation
34. ..... is a famous Harlem poet.
35. Why was Harlem viewed as the starting point of the modern black artistic movement?
36. How many stanzas does the following excerpt have? The sky was litby the splendor of the moon So powerfulI fell to the ground
37. Puritans wanted to ..... the church.
38. What is a system that keeps diverse groups separate from each other.
39. According to the speaker in "I, Too, " what does the darker brother do when sent to the kitchen?
40. What does tempo mean?
41. Who is the most famous jazz singer from the Harlem Renaissance known as "Lady Day?"
42. Who does the speaker represent in "A Black Man Talks of Reaping?"
43. Langston Hughes grandmother, Mary Hughes was
44. The Harlem Renaissance was a celebration of .....
45. Commercials usually have ..... to their products because they seldom work exactly as they did on the advertisement.
46. At what age did Hurston notice she was colored?
47. Who developed the new political theory
48. Where Were Jim Crow Laws Mainly Used?
49. Which poem contains the message:despite challenges, it is possible to achieve one's dreams
50. The end product is a
51. Why was the decade of the 1920s referred to as the "Roaring 20s" ?
52. For some, Ethiopia, represents the Harlem Renaissance.
53. How did the Harlem Renaissance lead to the Civil Rights Movement?
54. The point of James VanDerZee's art was to highlight what?
55. This man was known as the Father of the Harlem Renaissance. He found African-American artists who did work that was inspired by African-American culture and he published their work. He introduced talented black people to other talented black people so the could form a network and support each other. Who was he?
56. All of the following are traits of the Harlem Renaissance EXCEPT
57. As the Great Migration of African Americans made its way north, New York City's Harlem neighborhood became a vibrant hotspot for musicians, writers, entertainers and thinkers. The collection of talent, all within a few city blocks, became known as the Harlem Renaissance. Lasting between the late 1910s and the mid-1930s, the influence of the time is still felt today.
58. The first line of poetry of a rhyming poem is always given which letter?
59. What is the tone of Bontemps' poem "A Black Man Talks of Reaping" ?
60. Who was nicknamed 'The Lady of the Song'?