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Harlem Renaissance Quiz 13 (60 MCQs)

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1. Figurative Language or Literal Language? Aaron Douglas's paintings whispered the stories of the culture.
2. An exciting activity, a thrilling event
3. Laws forbidding people of different races from marrying. Abolished by the US Supreme Court in 1967
4. How was the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s different from the Ku Klux Klan following the Civil War?
5. A series of words with the same beginning sound.
6. First black woman to win a Grammy
7. Read the excerpt from "Harlem." Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet? Read the excerpt from "The Weary Blues." Droning a drowsy syncopated tuneRocking back and forth to a mellow croon In both poems, Hughes uses the imagery to .....
8. What motivated African-American men to serve in World War I?
9. Who was an important jazz musician of the Harlem Renaissance?
10. What is true about haiku poems?
11. A river of Central Africa flowing into the Atlantic Ocean, also known as the Zaire River.
12. Which line best shows that Mr. Durmont's point of view of Hilton has changed?
13. Unaffected by the passing of time; eternal
14. Which forms of music were popular in Black communities during the Harlem Renaissance?
15. ..... is a literary movement (that branched from Realism) in which writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description and had a focus on the circumstances of middle-and working-class urban life
16. What was the style of dance?
17. Madamev C.J. Walker invented a way to straighten hair.
18. This was the only place in Harlem where black artists performed for a whites-only crowd.
19. Which of the following factors was responsible for African Americans leaving the South during the 1920s?
20. ..... was known for painting urban landscapes, and later on, paintings of the American Southwest
21. This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.Part ABased on information in Passage 1, what can the reader infer about Harlem in the 1920s?
22. How did the poetry, music, and literature of the Harlem Renaissance reflect African Americans' feelings about themselves?
23. PART B:Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A? PART A:Which statement best identifies the central idea of the text? A. The Harlem Renaissance was the first major artistic movement in American history. B. The Harlem Renaissance was a period of increased migration of African Americans to the North. C. During the Harlem Renaissance, African Americans used art to convey their experiences and create a united cultural identity. D. During the Harlem Renaissance, civil rights activists overturned many racist laws in the South and overcame prejudice in the North.
24. These hate group gained traction in the 1920's, even though they had been around since right after the Civil War. They are notorious for hating people who are of different races, or from different countries. What is the name of this hate group?
25. What is the significance of 'A Raisin in the Sun'?
26. Ethel Waters was the first Black person to be nominated for television's biggest award, an Emmy.
27. This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.Part ABased on Passage 2, which statement best describes Langston Hughes's career?
28. The word "Renaissance" refers to .....
29. What does the speaker compare their wings to?
30. Which of the following did not help start the Harlem Renaissance?
31. During the Great Migration, some African Americans chose to move North and to the Midwest for several reasons. Which of the following was most likely NOT a reason that they would have migrated?
32. What impact did the Great Migration have on American culture and society?
33. This person from South Carolina was a famous jazz trumpet player.
34. The Harlem Renaissance influenced American society by
35. Define social class
36. Unfair difference in treatment; prejudice
37. Who was the First African American to star on their own TV Show
38. What literary device does Hurston employ when she repeats the words "slavery" and "slaves" for the purpose of emphasis?
39. "Harlem" by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? The speaker in "Harlem" contemplates .....
40. Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was "well timed" in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation. What is the author's purpose for including this sentence?
41. Langston Hughes wrote
42. Countee Cullen was a notable figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
43. The Harlem Globetrotters were great performers. They Performed tricks while playing this sport.
44. How did the Harlem Renaissance expand the influence of African americans in the United States?
45. This was a literary and artistic movement that celebrated Africa-American culture.
46. Jazz demonstrates core American values such as .....
47. Which artist used Egyptian and West African sources in their art to depict segregation and race?
48. What does the speaker tell the boy?
49. What literary term is related to writing about what life was like in the city (New York)?
50. African Americans fled from the South in pursuit of
51. Slavery was abolished by .....
52. "Theme for English B" was about
53. What is the poem "Fog" all about?
54. All these are characteristics of a Shakespearean Sonnet EXCEPT:
55. Langston Hughes is known for his ....., which combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots.
56. Who turned to blues for a poetic form derived from and answering to the desires, needs, and aesthetic sensibilities of the black working class?
57. How does Hughes make "Let America Be America Again" personal for readers?
58. Literature was at the forefront of the Harlem Renaissance. Writers centered their work around black lives and experiences. Many works included commentary on race and racism. Langston Hughes, one of the most famous authors of the Harlem Renaissance, is best known for his poetry about working class African-American life. Music also informed Hughes' work. He wrote many poems influenced by the distinct styles of jazz and blues. Novelist Zora Neale Hurston found inspiration in African-American folklore and often used black vernacular in her dialogue. Others, like Claude McKay, stuck to more traditional literary styles like sonnets. McKay wrote extensively about life in Jamaica, which he contrasted with the pain and difficulty of being black in the United States.There was not one single style or political ideal behind the Harlem Renaissance. The movement encompassed African-American expression of all kinds. As a result, many black authors rejected the pressures to appeal to white audiences. Which of the following is not true about literature during the Harlem Renaissance?
59. Formal or stately in bearing or appearance
60. Who received NAACP's Spingarn Medal?
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