This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is "Dust Tracks ..... " fiction or non-fiction? A) Fiction. B) Non-fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-fiction. 2. What is it called when you check the information that you find during research across several sources? A) Gist. B) Hypothesis. C) Verifying. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verifying. 3. The cultural movement that was comprised of African-Americans and included artist, musicians and writers was known as ..... A) Jazz. B) Death Metal. C) East Coast hip-hop. D) The Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Harlem Renaissance. 4. The tone (or attitude) of Hughes' "I, Too" can be described as ..... A) Fearful. B) Hopeful. C) Energetic. D) Shameful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hopeful. 5. Suffrage is..... A) The right to vote. B) Suffering for equality. C) To take away the right to vote. D) Suffering for the right to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The right to vote. 6. Aaron Douglas's murals show the journey of African Americans from Africa, through slavery in America, and ultimately to freedom. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which answer best explains the cause of the Great Migration? A) Northern blacks were experiencing economic hardship and housing trouble and so moved to the South. B) Southern blacks were experiencing suppression of their civil liberties, lack of economic opportunity, and danger from the resurging Ku Klux Klan and so moved to the North. C) Black leaders were supporting black nationalism and calling for an all-black state located in the North. D) Blacks from across the country saw the opportunity offered within the arts for city blacks and so moved to large cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southern blacks were experiencing suppression of their civil liberties, lack of economic opportunity, and danger from the resurging Ku Klux Klan and so moved to the North. 8. What were the causes of the Great Migration? A) The causes of the Great Migration were push factors such as racial discrimination and lack of economic opportunities in the South, and pull factors such as better jobs and higher wages in the North. B) The Great Migration was caused by a decline in population in the North. C) The causes of the Great Migration were primarily due to natural disasters. D) The Great Migration was a result of increased racial harmony in the South. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The causes of the Great Migration were push factors such as racial discrimination and lack of economic opportunities in the South, and pull factors such as better jobs and higher wages in the North. 9. Which one of these rivers is NOT mentioned in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" ? A) Congo. B) Thames. C) Euphrates. D) Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thames. 10. Another extremely important effect of the Harlem Renaissance was: A) More people of both races began to support racial integration and oppose segregation. B) People shook hands more. C) People moved out of Harlem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More people of both races began to support racial integration and oppose segregation. 11. Who was Jacob Lawrence? A) Famous African American author and poet. B) Famous African American musician. C) Famous African American artist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Famous African American artist. 12. ..... did not coin the term "New Negro", but he did popularize it. A) Alain Locke. B) Langston Hughes. C) MLK Jr. D) Marcus Garvey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alain Locke. 13. Which answer choice BEST explains the author's purpose in this article? A) The Harlem Renaissance had a great effect on American culture of the 1920s and the future. B) Many African-Americans had shared experiences prior to The Great Migration. C) Writers, actors, artists and musicians glorified African-American traditions. D) During the 1920s, Americans celebrated the diverse cultures of our country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Harlem Renaissance had a great effect on American culture of the 1920s and the future. 14. Poet who along with his brother, wrote the song, "Lift every voice and sing" A) James Earl Jones. B) James Weldon Johnson. C) Jackie Robinson. D) Jim Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Weldon Johnson. 15. What caused an agricultural depression in the Great Plains during the years of the Great Depression due to poor soil treatment, strong winds and an extensive drought? A) Hoovervilles. B) Teapot Dome Scandal. C) The Dust Bowl. D) Inflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Dust Bowl. 16. Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. What is the author's purpose for including this sentence? A) To condemn the insincerity of his critics' advice. B) To contrast the motivations of people in power. C) To explain the need for mutual understanding. D) To criticize people who treat others cruelly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To condemn the insincerity of his critics' advice. 17. The literature and art of the Harlem Renaissance ..... A) Explored the origins of jazz. B) Explored the pains and joys of being black in America. C) Is largely forgotten today. D) Argued for the separation of races. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explored the pains and joys of being black in America. 18. What type of figurative language does Langston Hughes' poem, "Dreams" use? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 19. Where did the Harlem Renaissance take place? A) Chicago. B) Cleveland. C) Harlem. D) The Angels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harlem. 20. Which of these Actors/Actresses had a law degree? A) Tom hanks. B) Charles Giplin. C) Adelaide Hall. D) Paul Robeson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paul Robeson. 21. Explain the concept of 'double consciousness' as it relates to the literature of the Harlem Renaissance. A) The concept of 'double consciousness' refers to the internal conflict experienced by African Americans as they navigate between their African heritage and the expectations of the dominant white culture. B) Double consciousness is a literary technique that involves using two narrators in a story. C) Double consciousness is the belief that individuals have two separate souls within them. D) The concept of 'double consciousness' refers to the ability to see into the future and the past simultaneously. . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The concept of 'double consciousness' refers to the internal conflict experienced by African Americans as they navigate between their African heritage and the expectations of the dominant white culture. 22. Which of the following was NOT a theme of Harlem Renaissance art & literature? A) Segregation. B) Equality of black people to white people. C) Daily lives of ordinary black people. D) Black political movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Black political movements. 23. What does the kitchen symbolize in the poem "Harlem" ? A) Hope for the future. B) Starvation. C) Peace. D) Segregation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Segregation. 24. Which element of poetry was emphasized in Harlem Renaissance poetry? A) Alliteration. B) Standard Meter. C) Vivid Imagery. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vivid Imagery. 25. The prejudice against foreign-born people is known as: A) Nativism. B) Communism. C) Fundamentalism. D) Isolationism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nativism. 26. This event in history consisted of white supremacist terrorism and deadly race riots all across America after WWI. A) The Red Summer. B) The Great Migration. C) The Fall of Jim Crow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Red Summer. 27. What was the cause and effect of the Harlem Renaissance? A) World war 1. B) The Great Migration and it resulted in the unique culture of African American culture. C) American Revolution. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Great Migration and it resulted in the unique culture of African American culture. 28. The store could rarely sell their electronics after people caught on to their "Buy one, get one free" ..... when the company initially doubled the price of their electronics. A) Recruitment. B) Discrimination. C) Gimmick. D) Taunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gimmick. 29. What theme from the Harlem Renaissance is most apparent in the poem "We Wear the Mask" ? A) Duality (twoness). B) Urbanity (city life). C) Mix of high/low culture. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duality (twoness). 30. A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. This was a major cause for US entry into WWI. A) Treaty of Versailles. B) The Great War. C) Zimmerman's Telegram. D) Lusitania. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lusitania. 31. Who was the editor of the NAACP monthly magazine? A) Donald Trump. B) Malcolm X. C) Martin Luther King. D) W.E.B Dubois. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) W.E.B Dubois. 32. Why did the author include the following section in the article, "The Harlem Renaissance" (paragraph 5)? A) The author is explaining how the experiences of African-Americans developed The Harlem Renaissance. B) The author is explaining how the American people became involved in The Harlem Renaissance. C) The author is showing that many African-Americans were in agreement with each other. D) The author is showing the similar mindset of many African-Americans of the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author is explaining how the experiences of African-Americans developed The Harlem Renaissance. 33. "little cat feet" is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consonance. 34. The Harlem Renaissance took place in: A) New York City. B) Chicago, Illinois. C) Cleveland, Ohio. D) Detroit, Michigan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New York City. 35. What effect did the Harlem Renaissance have on white Americans? A) It made them aware of the cultural contributions of African Americans. B) It encouraged them to end unfair discriminatory practices. C) It inspired Progressive leaders to take up the cause of civil rights. D) It led them to participate in non-violent protests and demonstrations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It made them aware of the cultural contributions of African Americans. 36. Who was known as 'The Mother of Blues'? A) Ma Rainey. B) Billie Holiday. C) Bessie Smith. D) Ella Fitzgerald. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ma Rainey. 37. Read the passage from Theodore Roosevelt:An Autobiography. I could not name any principle upon which the books have been gathered. Books are almost as individual as friends. There is no earthly use in laying down general laws about them. Some meet the needs of one person, and some of another; and each person should beware of the booklover's besetting sin, of what Mr. Edgar Allan Poe calls "the mad pride of intellectuality, " taking the shape of arrogant pity for the man who does not like the same kind of books. Using the context clues, what is the meaning of the word "principle" as used in the sentence? A) Important reason. B) Standard ruling. C) Truth. D) Belief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Standard ruling. 38. "I, Too" is a poem in response to Walt Whitman's ..... A) "For You O Democracy". B) "I Hear America Singing". C) "Leaves of Grass". D) "Song of Myself". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I Hear America Singing". 39. What does it mean to migrate? A) To move from one place to another. B) To sleep all winter. C) To hunt for food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To move from one place to another. 40. What is it called when you note important information, questions, and unfamiliar words? A) Excerpt. B) Citing. C) Paragraph. D) Annotating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Annotating. 41. In stanza 4 of "Any Human to Another" , the speaker personifies joy and sorrow. Joy is shy, but sorrow is outgoing. It will talk to anyone. What is the speaker suggesting about joy and sorrow in these lines? A) Everyone experiences sorrow. B) Sorrow is rare. C) Life is easy. D) Everyone experiences joy in life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everyone experiences sorrow. 42. In the ....., African Americans left the South during WWI to the North for jobs in factories that produced war materials. A) Great Immigration. B) Big Move. C) Emergency Worker Act. D) Great Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Great Migration. 43. Why was it better to be poor in Harlem? A) Everybody was rich there. B) It was an amazing place to be. C) Apartments cost a lot. D) You could get nice haircuts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was an amazing place to be. 44. The KKK in the 1920s were against all of the following EXCEPT: A) Roman Catholics. B) 100 percent Americanism. C) Foreign born individuals. D) The destruction of saloons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100 percent Americanism. 45. Who was the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize? A) Gwendolyn Brooks. B) James Baldwin. C) Toni Morrison. D) Kerry James Marshall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gwendolyn Brooks. 46. What a Wonderful World was written and Sung by ..... A) Billie Holiday. B) Louis and Clark. C) Louis Armstrong. D) Bj Armstrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Louis Armstrong. 47. What is Zora Neale Hurston's most famous work? A) "The Road Less Traveled By". B) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. C) The Great Gatsby. D) "Their Eyes Were Watching God". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Their Eyes Were Watching God". 48. What is the author referring to when he writes about how "dark one's path may grow" ? A) Other people who may love them. B) The troubles one may encounter in life. C) The memories one can forget as time goes on. D) Other people who don't believe them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The memories one can forget as time goes on. 49. Which of the following correctly summarizes the problem demonstrated by events in Rosewood, Florida in 1923? pg. 216-217 A) The growing strength of the Ku Klux Klan in southern states. B) The continuing prevalence of racism in inland Southern white towns. C) Racial tensions in northern cities in the years after World War 1. D) The absence of agricultural employment in southern communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The continuing prevalence of racism in inland Southern white towns. 50. Which right did women gain in 1920? A) To work. B) To vote. C) To education. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To vote. 51. What is the policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs? A) Nativism. B) Imperialism. C) Nationalism. D) Isolationism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Isolationism. 52. The war ended when ..... ? A) The Central Powers won. B) The Central Powers surrendered. C) The Allied Powers lost. D) The European powers won. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Central Powers surrendered. 53. Which of the following was a significant part of the Harlem Renaissance? A) New Ideas about Blackness. B) Women's Rights. C) New methods of farming. D) Interest in Italian Art. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Ideas about Blackness. 54. An upbeat rhythm that is played mostly for dancing A) Genres. B) Bouncers. C) Swing. D) Scat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swing. 55. She wrote short stories, essays, and books, often celebrating the every-day lives of small-town, African-Americans. A) Alain Locke. B) Josephine Baker. C) Florence Mills. D) Zora Neale Hurston. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zora Neale Hurston. 56. Identify a synonym for modern: A) Present-day. B) Remote. C) Past. D) Ancient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present-day. 57. A famous writer from the Harlem Renaissance is ..... A) Jacob Lawrence. B) Langston Hughes. C) Duke Ellington. D) Bessie Smith. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Langston Hughes. 58. Langston Hughes was greatly influenced by a family member who was his A) Mother. B) Grandmother. C) Aunt. D) Sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grandmother. 59. The Great Migration is a term that refers to the movement of A) Immigrants into New York. B) Dinosaurs moving from because of climate change. C) African Americans from the South to large cities in the North. D) African Americans from the North to Harlem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) African Americans from the South to large cities in the North. 60. What was the movement of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the South to the big cities of the North called? A) The Civil War. B) The Harlem Renaissance. C) The Great Migration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Great Migration. ← 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 8Harlem Renaissance Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books