This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 23 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In "A Dream" the line "Shining like the sun when noon is on the earth" is an example ..... A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 2. Literal language or figurative language? African Americans gained a new respect, and Harlem was jumping. A) Figurative. B) Literal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative. 3. During the 1920s people lives changed because they began listening to the what? A) Movies. B) Mass media. C) Music. D) Radio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radio. 4. According to the speaker in "Sympathy, " how does the caged bird feel? A) Alarmed, persecuted, fearful. B) Faint, clinging, ill. C) Bright, springing, perfumed. D) Constrained, oppressed, imprisoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constrained, oppressed, imprisoned. 5. A renewed interest or rebirth of something; a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity A) Renaissance. B) The Great Migration. C) Double consciousness. D) Harlem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renaissance. 6. Connotation refers to: A) The figurative meaning of a word. B) The literal meaning of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The figurative meaning of a word. 7. Modernist poets wrote only in the most strict and traditional poetic structures. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 8. Which of the following most accurately explains what a "flapper" is? pg. 206 A) African Americans who moved to the North during the Great Migration. B) Women in the 1920's who had greater freedom, and expressed themselves. C) Native Americans in the 1920's who fought for the right to vote. D) Women who gained the right to vote with the 19th Amendment during the Roaring 20's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women in the 1920's who had greater freedom, and expressed themselves. 9. Which cultural movement began in the late 1800s known for songwriting, publishing sheet music, and when many musical ideas mixed together in New York City to form American Popular Music? A) Harlem Renaissance. B) Tin Pan Alley. C) The Lost Generation. D) The Red Scare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tin Pan Alley. 10. Figurative language or literal language? They were in search of jobs, but found so much more. A) Figurative. B) Literal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literal. 11. Hughes uses the pronoun "I" to represent ..... A) His thoughts on civil rights. B) A group of people. C) His individuality. D) His struggle with artistic expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of people. 12. Why did the United States fail to join the League of Nations? A) A majority of Americans opposed joining. B) Most of Congress were isolationists. C) Congress wanted to take too much power from the executive branch. D) Wilson refused to compromise with opponents in the Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wilson refused to compromise with opponents in the Senate. 13. What is soul food? A) A type of cuisine associated with Black Americans. B) A genre of literature written by Black authors. C) A style of painting influenced by African art. D) A type of music popular during the Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of cuisine associated with Black Americans. 14. What is a important place during the Renaissance A) Visual Records. B) The white house. C) New York. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual Records. 15. The following lines from "FIfty Years" contains what literary device: "Think you that John Brown's spirit stops? / That Lovejoy was but idly slain?" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 16. African American writer; her work celebrated the simple way of life and traditional value of people who escaped slavery A) Angela Davies. B) Alice Walker. C) J.K. Rowling. D) Zora Neale Hurston. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zora Neale Hurston. 17. A jazz style of singing which uses nonsense syllables but allows emotion to help tell a story A) Social order. B) Swing. C) Syncopated. D) Scat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scat. 18. My baseball coach had a great ....., so I decided to coach baseball. A) Defiance. B) Impact. C) Gimmick. D) Taunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impact. 19. From "My Country Tis of Thee" the line "late land of slavery" is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Assonance. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 20. What is the purpose of including the following selection in the article (paragraph 18)?But Harlem brought together some of the greatest minds of the day. The artists of the Harlem Renaissance transformed African-American culture. But the effects on all of America was equally strong. For the first time, white America could not look away. A) To wrap up all of the ideas presented in the article. B) To show the reader how African=Americans changed the landscape of America. C) To show that The Harlem Renaissance had a great effect on the developing culture of America. D) To explain how The Harlem Renaissance occurred and the effect it had on the people involved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show that The Harlem Renaissance had a great effect on the developing culture of America. 21. One goal of the the Harlem Renaissance writers was to increase pride in African American culture. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. Based on the caption next to the photograph of W.E.B Du Bois, what can you infer about W.E.B Du Bois? A) He inspired many people. B) He was very intelligent. C) People respected him. D) He lived in Harlem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was very intelligent. 23. Harlem is a neighborhood in which city? A) Boston. B) Detroit. C) New York City. D) Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New York City. 24. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is best described as A) The first immigration restrictions passed by the United States. B) A way to combat communism in the U.S. C) An open door policy towards Asian immigrants in the 19th century. D) A way to replace the cheap labor in the United States after the abolishment of slavery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first immigration restrictions passed by the United States. 25. What is the meaning of enslaved as it is used in the text? A) Freedom. B) Inequality. C) To be a slave or to lose your freedom. D) To give someone their freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be a slave or to lose your freedom. 26. Define stereotype. A) To set apart from others or the general mass. B) Behavior or attitudes that reflect racial discrimination. C) A standardized mental picture of a group that represents a prejudiced attitude. D) To put musical instruments into groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A standardized mental picture of a group that represents a prejudiced attitude. 27. What was the title of the Langston Hughes poem that we read together A) And you?. B) Me, Too. C) You, Too. D) I, Too. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, Too. 28. What group that was created to ensure that African Americans could achieve equality in the U.S., gained traction in the 1920's, and still exists today? A) The WHIP. B) The NAACP. C) The WASP. D) The GGCP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The NAACP. 29. Which decade is known as the Roaring 20s? A) 1920s. B) 1930s. C) 1940s. D) 1910s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1920s. 30. This Amendment outlawed alcohol in the United States A) 15th. B) 18th. C) 19th. D) 21 st. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18th. 31. What did newspapers like the Chicago Defender do during the Great Migration? A) Discouraged Black Americans from leaving the South. B) Promoted racial segregation in the North. C) Spread negative stories about Black life in the North. D) Encouraged Black Americans to move to the North. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encouraged Black Americans to move to the North. 32. How old was the speaker of the poem? A) 18. B) 22. C) 23. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 22. 33. Where did the Wright Brothers make their first flight? A) Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. B) Millville, Indiana. C) Dayton, Ohio. D) Reno, Nevada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 34. Which evidence is most relevant for the theme, over time people can become wiser and stronger in their knowledge of the world? A) "I've known rivers" (Hughes 65). B) "My soul has grown deep like the rivers" (Hughes 65). C) "I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it" (Hughes 65). D) "I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans" (Hughes 65). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "My soul has grown deep like the rivers" (Hughes 65). 35. The Main Idea of "The Harlem Renaissance" by Jessica McBirney was ..... A) It spurred the western expansion. B) Many African Americans left the south for a better life in the north. C) African Americans used art to convey their experiences and create a united cultural identity. D) It laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) African Americans used art to convey their experiences and create a united cultural identity. 36. He films his movie and television projects at his film studio in the state of Georgia. A) Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. B) Tim Story. C) Tyler Perry. D) William Henry Lane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tyler Perry. 37. In the early 1930s, many communities of homeless Americans were referred to as "Hoovervilles" because President Herbert Hoover A) Sponsored public housing. B) Opposed direct federal aid for the unemployed. C) Allocated park land for the communities. D) Took a hands on approach during the depression. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposed direct federal aid for the unemployed. 38. What was the main objective of the artist and authors of the Harlem Renaissance? A) To promote pride in African American culture. B) To promote African American owned businesses. C) To advocate for equal rights for African Americans. D) To encourage more African Americans to attend college. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To promote pride in African American culture. 39. Someone who has settled in a foreign country A) Lost Generation. B) Expatriate. C) Imagism. D) Irony. E) World War I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expatriate. 40. Who created the Cotton Club? A) Duke Ellington. B) F. Scott Fitzgerald. C) Ricky Ricardo. D) Owney Madden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Owney Madden. 41. During the 20's what form of transportation became readily available to the average American? A) Jet packs. B) Automobiles. C) Commercial airplanes. D) Subway/Cable cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Automobiles. 42. Which famous painter was known for his vibrant and colorful depictions of African-American life in the 1920s and 1930s? A) Pablo Picasso. B) Leonardo da Vinci. C) Vincent van Gogh. D) Aaron Douglas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aaron Douglas. 43. ..... is a literary movement that is a branch of Realism, its works depicted the unique characteristics, dialects, and landscapes of particular regions A) Reconstruction. B) Naturalism. C) Regionalism. D) Realism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regionalism. 44. When did the Great Migration take place? A) Mid-20th century. B) Late 19th century. C) Late 20th century. D) Early 20th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Early 20th century. 45. Which of the following is used as a metaphor in all three poems? A) Weeping. B) Singing. C) Fruit. D) Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fruit. 46. James Langston Hughes was born on: A) August 1, 1900. B) May 5, 1991. C) February 1, 1902. D) January 5, 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) February 1, 1902. 47. (US.33) Why is the Harlem Renaissance of major importance in American History? A) The government finally passed a law banning slavery. B) The area of New York was rebuilt after a devastating fire. C) It finally gave much needed jobs to African-Americans during the Great Migration. D) It brought the African-American experience into the cultural conscious of the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It brought the African-American experience into the cultural conscious of the country. 48. What type of poems tell a detailed story? A) Lyrical. B) Narrative. C) Humorous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrative. 49. New political ideas that focused on the African-American experience greatly impacted the Harlem Renaissance. W.E.B. Du Bois was a sociologist who developed the theory of double consciousness. Du Bois described this as the split that many African-Americans felt between their black identity and their American identity. Even though most African-Americans had been born and raised in the US, the discrimination they faced made many feel like outcasts. Double consciousness was later explored by many black artists and writers. Du Bois was an early supporter of the Harlem Renaissance. However, he was also concerned that negative depictions of African-American life through art or literature could feed the racist views of whites.Another influential figure was an activist named Marcus Garvey. He wanted African-Americans to take pride in their heritage and encouraged them to return to their ancestral homelands in Africa. Garvey's ideas were very controversial. Most African-Americans considered the US their home and did not want to move to an unfamiliar place. But the black pride that Garvey promoted remained an important part of the Harlem Renaissance.Which statement would W.E.B. Du Bois most likely agree with? A) African-Americans should have avoided moving north. B) The Harlem Renaissance was bad for African-Americans. C) Many African-Americans felt conflicted about being both black and American. D) Black artists and writers should always have depicted their communities honestly, even if those depictions were negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Many African-Americans felt conflicted about being both black and American. 50. What instrument did Charlie Parker play? A) Voice. B) Piano. C) Drums. D) Saxophone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saxophone. 51. He made Harlem properties available for black renters A) Countee Cullen. B) Langston Hughes. C) Philip Payton. D) W.E.B. DuBois. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philip Payton. 52. What is an argument? A) An opinion not supported by evidence. B) An assertation or opinion with good ideas. C) An assertation or opinion with unsound reasoning. D) An assertion or opinion and its supporting points, evidence, and reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An assertion or opinion and its supporting points, evidence, and reasoning. 53. When stronger, more powerful countries take over and control smaller, weaker countries. A) Militarism. B) Imperialism. C) Isolationism. D) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperialism. 54. To show that she does not expect Roger to rob her again, Mrs. Jones ..... A) Tells him he should not have snatched her purse. B) Asks him to go to the store. C) Asks if there is anyone at his house to feed him. D) Turns her back on him while she cooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turns her back on him while she cooks. 55. Organization founded by WEB Dubois A) NCAPP. B) CAPP. C) ADJUST. D) NAACP. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NAACP. 56. Which of the following was seen as a "militant" writer during the Harlem Renaissance? A) Jean Toomer. B) Langston Hughes. C) Louis Armstrong. D) Claude McKay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claude McKay. 57. A 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join in an alliance with Germany. A) Zimmerman's Telegram. B) Trench Warfare. C) Lusitania. D) The Great War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zimmerman's Telegram. 58. (US.28) As part of the "Great Migration, " more African Americans sought better job opportunities by A) Moving to California. B) Immigrating from Africa. C) Moving to the Northern and Northeastern United States. D) Transplanting their families from the South to the 'Sun Belt'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moving to the Northern and Northeastern United States. 59. ..... is a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization A) Industrialism. B) Romanticism. C) Transcendental Club. D) Transcendentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Romanticism. 60. What is the main idea of the passage below?The writer Langston Hughes was an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance. This was a period of great creativity among African American artists. Hughes wrote about the joys and sorrows of ordinary Blacks. He is known especially for his poetry. A) Langston Hughes was a key writer during the Harlem Renaissance. B) Langston Hughes was African American. C) Langston Hughes wrote poetry. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Langston Hughes was a key writer during the Harlem Renaissance. ← 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