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Harlem Renaissance Quiz 18 (60 MCQs)

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1. What brought the Harlem Renaissance to an end?
2. How did George Washington Carver improve life for farmers?
3. The THEME of a piece of literature, a work of art, or a song, is telling me EXACTLY what the art is about.
4. What did Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, and Duke Ellington have in common?
5. To marginalize(v) means to
6. All of the following were famous musical artists during the jazz age EXCEPT
7. Billie Holiday was a
8. Which statement best summarizes the Great Migration of African Americans during the early decades of the 1900s?
9. Which of the following best describes Claude McKay's views on "America's" future?
10. ..... was considered one of the greatest jazz musicians in the Harlem Renaissance.
11. What were some living conditions faced by Black Americans during the Harlem Renaissance?
12. Most photographs taken of African American life in NYC during the Harlem Renaissance were by him
13. Which of the following did NOT happen because of the Treaty of Versailles?
14. These two Italian immigrants were wrongly convicted of murdering a man in the 1920's. The evidence that had been collected by police did not support convicting these two men, and the evidence actually pointed away from the two. What were the names of these two men that were wrongly convicted of murder?
15. The laws in the South that legalized segregation were dubbed
16. Read the excerpt from an essay by poet Langston Hughes and answer the question.We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased, we are glad. If they are not, it doesn't matter. We know we are beautiful.-Langston Hughes, "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain"Based on the excerpt, what was the focus of the Harlem Renaissance?
17. In Langston Hughes' poem "I, Too" ..... what is the tone of the poem?
18. Langston Hughes lived with his dad in
19. The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and .....
20. Who are some political hero's
21. How did people hear about concerts during the Harlem Renaissance?
22. Following the Great Migration in the late 1910s and early 1920s, a growth of African American art and culture was seen across the great cities of America. The center of this movement was found in what city?
23. An incongruity between expectation and occurrence that produces a surprising or humorous effect
24. Laws in the southern states that were made to keep white and black people separatedLeyes en los estados del sur que se hicieron para mantener separados a blancos y negros
25. Georgia O'Keefe was a(n) .....
26. People in certain states, calling soda "pop" would be an example of a: .....
27. The New Negro took pride in being Black and was a vibrant participant in society.
28. What is a "dream deferred" in "Harlem" ?
29. Who brought more fans to jazz music with her straightforward singing voice, which became a true global sensation?
30. One goal of the Harlem Renaissance writers was to
31. The Harlem Renaissance refers to the efforts of African American artists, writers and musicians of the 1920s and 30s to tell
32. I read a story and could tell that the writer was excited. I could tell by the writer's
33. What did the speaker desire to do?
34. ..... helped to break down social and racial barriers in the early 20th century, and was heavily influential in shaping American music.
35. Section of northern Manhattan in New York City, known since the 1920s as a hub for African-American culture
36. A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a person
37. "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.Tis some visitor, " I muttered, " tapping at my chamber door ..... The poem above is an example of: .....
38. What significantly increased consumerism in the 1920s?
39. The primary role of the ..... is to accompany and provide support for the solo instruments as well as each other.
40. What is the main idea of the passage below?A time of intense creativity that took place in the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance was a celebration of AfricanAmerican heritage. In Harlem, a Black neighborhood in New York City, a talented and determined group of writers decided to use their work to express pride in being African American.
41. What was the name given to people who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition?
42. What is the American Dream?
43. How did the Chicago Defender Newspaper impact the South and the North?
44. Which of the following lines is an example of imagery?
45. What Whitman poem does "I, Too" seem to be a response to?
46. "The Harlem Renaissance":Read the attached thesaurus entry. Which word best replaces evolve as it is used in paragraph 1?
47. Which of the following statements best describes investigative journalism?
48. Select the writers that are associated with Modernism.
49. What is Prohibition
50. Prohibition origins:The ..... Movement
51. When Langston Hughes writes poetry, his speaker is usually
52. Did African Americans find equality when they moved?
53. How many films did Oscar Micheaux produce?
54. The United State were ..... for the majority of WW1
55. What instrument was introduced to the jazz culture
56. T/F Because there were Black Americans that served in WW1, many Black Americans were able to experience a freedom in the country that they previously had not.
57. What instrument did Ella Fitzgerald play?
58. Which evidence is most relevant for the theme, hope can help people through difficult times?
59. The setting of "Theme for English B" was
60. Who were the Harlem Globetrotters?
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