This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did Langston Hughes write "Harlem" more than 10 years after the end of the Harlem Renaissance? A) There is no significance. B) He wanted to start a militant organization. C) He was not able to write poetry during the Harlem Renaissance. D) It is a reflection of the forgotten dreams of the era. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a reflection of the forgotten dreams of the era. 2. In the poem, who is the speaker addressing and about what? A) A mother is telling a story to her child about her own childhood. B) A mother is speaking to her son about climbing a crystal staircase. C) A son is recounting a conversation his mother had with I'm about the general struggle towards earning a comfortable living. D) A mother is warning her son about the difficulties of life and the struggle to persevere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A mother is warning her son about the difficulties of life and the struggle to persevere. 3. The result of people on the "buy now, pay later" plan was A) Wealth. B) Homelessness. C) Economic boom. D) Debt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Debt. 4. How did the Great Migration contribute to the development of the Harlem Renaissance? A) Many African Americans returned to the South after they achieved fame and success during the Harlem Renaissance. B) Many African Americans left the South to settle in the North, drawn by the cultural movement of the Harlem Renaissance. C) Many African Americans returned to the South to reclaim their history, leading to the development of the Harlem Renaissance. D) Many African Americans left the South to forge a new path for themselves in the North, leading to the development of the Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many African Americans left the South to forge a new path for themselves in the North, leading to the development of the Harlem Renaissance. 5. Keeping white and other races separate is called A) Separation. B) Segregation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Segregation. 6. Langston Hughes was a poet, activist, columnist (newspaper writer) and also A) He wrote cook books. B) He wrote plays. C) He wrote music. D) He wrote laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wrote plays. 7. Who of the following was a famous comedian? A) Moms Mabley. B) Countee Cullin. C) Duke Ellington. D) Aaron Douglas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moms Mabley. 8. One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work. A) Duke Ellington. B) Cab Calloway. C) Louis Armstrong. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Langston Hughes. 9. A famous writer of the Harlem Renaissance was: A) Langston Hughes. B) J.K. Rowling. C) Zora Neal Hurston. D) Dr Seuss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zora Neal Hurston. 10. Which artist is known for his powerful and emotional portraits of African-American subjects, often depicting the struggles and triumphs of the black community? A) Aaron Douglas. B) Leonardo da Vinci. C) Pablo Picasso. D) Vincent van Gogh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aaron Douglas. 11. What were small farmers in the South farmers who rented their land and homes known as A) Sharecroppers. B) Land agents. C) Merchants. D) Investment Bankers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sharecroppers. 12. Language that is spoken in a particular area or by a particular group and differs from other forms of the same language A) Timeless. B) Dialect. C) Lavish. D) Cast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dialect. 13. This person is the most well-known Harlem Renaissance poet. A) Aaron Douglas. B) Billie Holiday. C) Countee Cullen. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Langston Hughes. 14. The paper is an argumentative paper A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. In the line, "America never was America to me", what is the speaker asserting? A) Experiencing racial injustice. B) Fortunate to experience equality of America. C) African Americans will never truly be free. D) The speaker is hindered from experiencing opportunities of America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The speaker is hindered from experiencing opportunities of America. 16. Which of the following was designed to secure "mutual guarantees of political independence" after WWI? A) Reparations. B) Fourteen Points. C) Reparations. D) League of Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) League of Nations. 17. How was the Harlem Renaissance a product of the Great Migration? A) Many who migrated north ended up in Harlem where they shared their talents such as art and music. B) The Harlem Renaissance was not a product of the Great Migration. They have nothing in common. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many who migrated north ended up in Harlem where they shared their talents such as art and music. 18. Which Harlem Renaissance writer wrote the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God? A) Zora Neal Hurston. B) Langston Hughes. C) Countee Cullen. D) Claude McKay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zora Neal Hurston. 19. Which of the following is NOT a prolific poet of the Harlem Renaissance? A) Duke Ellington. B) Langston Hughes. C) Countee Cullen. D) Claude McKay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duke Ellington. 20. Which poet reflected the experiences of working-class Black people in their poetry? A) Arthur Schomburg. B) Claude McKay. C) Langston Hughes. D) James Weldon Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Langston Hughes. 21. Which dance became popular during the Harlem Renaissance? A) Harlem Tapdance. B) The cha cha slide. C) Charleston. D) Harlem Shake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charleston. 22. What evidence best shows a TENSE tone? A) "She came right on in, and began messing around". B) "[She] had sprinkled 'travel dust' around the doorstep". C) "Hogs have been known to eat human flesh". D) "She had much less intention of eating Mama's baby, than mama had of eating hers". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Hogs have been known to eat human flesh". 23. ..... is a movement in which art and literature tried to authentically depict everyday life in comprehensive detail A) Reconstruction. B) Naturalism. C) Realism. D) Regionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Realism. 24. What was W.E.B. DuBois known for? A) Fighting for America in the Civil War. B) Documenting the African American experience in America through his book. C) Creating music about the African American experience. D) Creating the first Baptist Church in Harlem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Documenting the African American experience in America through his book. 25. In the book, The Harlem Renaissance Party, they meet Jack Johnson who was the first black ..... A) Pilot. B) Millionaire. C) Heavyweight Boxing Champ. D) Poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heavyweight Boxing Champ. 26. The beginning or early stages A) Unprecedented. B) Onset. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onset. 27. Which musical genre became popular during the Harlem Renaissance? A) Classical music. B) Jazz music. C) Country music. D) Rock music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jazz music. 28. The Harlem Renaissance had an impact on the US through ..... A) Radio, Talkies, and Advertisements. B) Television, satellite radio, and movie streaming services. C) Women's Suffrage and the passage of the 19th Amendment. D) Art, Literature, Music, Politics, and Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Art, Literature, Music, Politics, and Dance. 29. What is the significance of AAVE in the Harlem Renaissance? A) It represented the unique vernacular of the African American community. B) It challenged traditional notions of language and literature. C) It reflected the cultural identity and experiences of Black Americans. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 30. Which of the following was a major contribution to American popular culture made by African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance? A) Classical music. B) Jazz music. C) Country western music. D) Rock n roll music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jazz music. 31. Things were not perfect in the North. African-Americans still encountered stereotypes. What's the best synonym for stereotype? A) Insult. B) Joke. C) Generalization. D) Compliment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generalization. 32. Langston Hughes wrote A Negro Speaks of Rivers while traveling on a train to A) Harlem. B) The Angels. C) Canada. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mexico. 33. Who was a famous poet of this time period? A) Jacob Taylor. B) Langston Hughes. C) Henry Ford. D) Charles Gallagher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Langston Hughes. 34. "Let America Be America Again" talks to everyone but A) White people. B) Black people. C) Rich people. D) Native Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rich people. 35. What was the Civil Rights Movement? A) Beginning during the Harlem Renaissance, it was the push for racial integrations that eventually became popular in the 1960s. B) A popular African American arts society in the 1920s. C) A group of politicians that started a new society for all Americans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beginning during the Harlem Renaissance, it was the push for racial integrations that eventually became popular in the 1960s. 36. The small insect that devastated the cotton crop in the South was A) Ladybugs. B) Bumble Bee. C) Fire Ants. D) Boll Weevil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boll Weevil. 37. The United States joined World War I on the side of ..... A) The Central Powers. B) The Allied Powers. C) The Axis Powers. D) The European Powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Allied Powers. 38. Which musician helped popularize big band style jazz music in the United States? A) Duke Ellington. B) Ma Rainey. C) Eubie Blake. D) Billie Holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duke Ellington. 39. This device compares two unlike things. Like a woman to a bird. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Repetition. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 40. What type of poems express personal feelings and emotions? A) Humorous. B) Lyrical. C) Narrative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lyrical. 41. What were the most popular types of music in the 1920's. A) Rap. B) Classical. C) Jazz and Blues. D) Country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jazz and Blues. 42. Which genre of music originated in New Orleans during the Harlem Renaissance? A) Jazz. B) Hip-hop. C) R&B. D) Blues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jazz. 43. (US.28) What decade did the Great Migration begin? A) 1910s. B) 1860s. C) 1920s. D) 1770s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1910s. 44. What was the S Street Salon? A) A literary gathering hosted by Georgia Douglas Johnson. B) A popular restaurant in the heart of Harlem. C) An art exhibition featuring African American artists. D) A famous jazz club during the Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A literary gathering hosted by Georgia Douglas Johnson. 45. Which of the following inferences about the Civil War is best? A) After the difficulty of the Civil War, escapist, non-realistic fiction became more popular and widespread. B) Because many social justice problems plagued the nation after the Civil War, most Americans preferred to read investigative journalism pieces instead of fiction. C) After the difficulty of the Civil War, most Americans preferred fiction with realistic settings, but unrealistically optimistic endings. D) After the difficulty of the Civil War, most Americans were disillusioned with previous literary movements and preferred Realism because it reflected their problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the difficulty of the Civil War, most Americans were disillusioned with previous literary movements and preferred Realism because it reflected their problems. 46. "Never love with all your heart, / It only ends in aching; / And bit by bit to the smallest part / Thatorgan will be breaking." A) Harlem Renaissance. B) Hip Hop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harlem Renaissance. 47. The speaker believes that dreams deferred: A) Grow more powerful. B) Stay alive with enough hope. C) Never truly disappear. D) Will be changed in a negative way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be changed in a negative way. 48. Jazz is to Louis Armstrong as Poetry is to A) Bessie Smith. B) Billie Holiday. C) Langston Hughes. D) Louis Armstrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Langston Hughes. 49. Which statement BEST explains the importance of the Harlem Renaissance? A) The movement enabled African Americans to dominate local politics in the North. B) The movement brought an end to oppressive Jim Crow laws throughout the South. C) The movement challenged stereotypes and helped to develop a shared cultural identity for African Americans. D) The movement dramatically improved living conditions in tenements in major metropolitan areas of the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The movement challenged stereotypes and helped to develop a shared cultural identity for African Americans. 50. Josephine Baker was a ..... during the Harlem Renaissance. A) Scholar. B) Actress. C) Writer. D) Dancer/Singer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dancer/Singer. 51. African American poet who described the rich culture of African American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music A) James Baldwin. B) Langston Hughes. C) Walter Mosley. D) Shawn Carter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Langston Hughes. 52. True or False:There are Black Owned Businesses in Columbia, SC that support the Arts. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Harlem Renaissence was a movement from ..... A) African American. B) Amercian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) African American. 54. Who is the speaker referring to with the words "they" and "they'll" in "I, Too" ? A) People who are ashamed. B) Whites in the United States. C) Visitors to the house. D) The speaker's brothers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whites in the United States. 55. Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." It is unfortunate that demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham, but it is even more unfortunate that the city's white power structure left the Negro community with no alternative. How does King support this claim? A) By quoting the racist sentiments of city leaders. B) By explaining Birmingham's segregationists laws. C) By describing Birmingham's record of injustice. D) By providing the names of corrupt public figures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By describing Birmingham's record of injustice. 56. These unfair laws made Southern Society " ..... " They were considered constitutional laws. A) Apart but Equal. B) Unfair but Equal. C) Separate but Equal. D) Together but Equal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separate but Equal. 57. Which artist portrayed the beauty of the Black body through sculpture? A) Richmond Barthe. B) James Van der Zee. C) Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller. D) Aaron Douglas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Richmond Barthe. 58. A discovery, a revival or an embracing of something from a culture, including literature, art, music, language and more A) Genres. B) Scat. C) Cultural awakening. D) Oppression. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural awakening. 59. What word means "the actors in a movie?" A) Fame. B) Cast. C) International. D) Radar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cast. 60. What factor allowed many more African Americans to pursue careers in fields like medicine and law? A) Spread of black businesses. B) Access to higher education. C) Shift from agriculture to industry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Access to higher education. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesHarlem Renaissance Quiz 1Harlem Renaissance Quiz 2Harlem Renaissance Quiz 3Harlem Renaissance Quiz 4Harlem Renaissance Quiz 5Harlem Renaissance Quiz 6Harlem Renaissance Quiz 7Harlem Renaissance Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books