This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which artist was the first African American woman to receive a U.S. government commission for her art? A) Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller. B) James Van der Zee. C) Richmond Barthe. D) Aaron Douglas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller. 2. NAACP stands for..... A) National Advancement in Acting for Colored People. B) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. C) National Academic Awards for Colored People. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 3. Who wrote the poem 'If We Must Die'? A) Countee Cullen. B) Langston Hughes. C) Claude McKay. D) Zora Neale Hurston. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claude McKay. 4. At what age did Langston Hughes write "The Negro Speaks of Rivers?" A) 32. B) 17. C) 10. D) 45. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 17. 5. What was the historical significance of the 19th Amendment? A) African Americans gained the right to serve in the Army. B) Women gained the right to vote. C) It ended segregation and Jim Crow Laws. D) Native Americans became U.S. citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women gained the right to vote. 6. New immigrants experienced more discrimination because A) They practiced dark arts. B) Many came from remote Pacific Islands. C) Most of them easily adjusted to American life. D) They spoke languages that were different from English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They spoke languages that were different from English. 7. Which statement BEST explains one result of the Harlem Renaissance? A) African American artists helped foster a new sense of unity and cultural pride. B) Artists spread political and social ideals of nationalism to the public. C) Artists and musicians began to include themes of discontent about foreign policy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) African American artists helped foster a new sense of unity and cultural pride. 8. True or FalseThe Main Idea is the feeling the author creates in their writing. A) True. B) Maybe. C) False. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False. 9. Which film was Oscar Micheaux's Within Our Gates a rebuttal to? A) Jurassic Park. B) Jumanji. C) The Birth of a Nation. D) The Titanic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Birth of a Nation. 10. What was the goal of The Harlem Renaissance? A) They wanted to be better than the whites. B) To escape from racism and slavery. C) To find outlets for group expression and achieve quality civil rights. D) To better their music abilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To find outlets for group expression and achieve quality civil rights. 11. "boldness, rebellion" A) Optimism. B) Subordination. C) Moxie. D) Defiance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Defiance. 12. Southern states used ..... and ..... to restrict African Americans from voting after the ratification of the 15th Amendment A) Jim Crow, the National Guard. B) Federal law, executive powers. C) Literacy tests, grandfather clauses. D) Ba1, B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literacy tests, grandfather clauses. 13. What was the name of the US government agency that hired many artists and writers to help bring art to the American public A) WPA (Works Progress Administration). B) Federal Trade Commission. C) US Supreme Court. D) US Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WPA (Works Progress Administration). 14. The Harlem Renaissance was important to American society because it ..... A) Provided new political opportunities for African Americans. B) Highlighted the cultural achievements of African Americans. C) Isolated African Americans from mainstream society. D) Brought an end to racial segregation in the North. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Highlighted the cultural achievements of African Americans. 15. What is Roger able to say before Mrs. Jones shuts the door in "Thank You Ma'am" ? A) "I'll see you tomorrow". B) "Wait!". C) "Thank you". D) "Goodbye". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Thank you". 16. Read the paragraph. I have been a nurse for twenty years. In that time, I have seen a great number of patients suffer because they did not have health insurance. One of the worst cases was a young mother of two who was diagnosed with early stage skin cancer. Because she could not afford treatment, the cancer spread from her skin to other parts of her body. By the time I saw her for the first time, the cancer had reached her brain, and she could no longer be helped. This sort of thing should not happen to anyone. A strong universal health care system could prevent instances like this from occurring. Which rhetorical appeal is used in the text, "One of the worst cases was a young mother of two who was diagnosed with early stage skin cancer" ? A) No rhetorical appeal is used. B) Pathos, an appeal based on emotion. C) Logos, an appeal based on logic. D) Ethos, an appeal based on the author's character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos, an appeal based on emotion. 17. Which of the following called for the establishment of a new country for African Americans? A) Pan-Africanism. B) Black Nationalism. C) New Negro Movement. D) Civil Rights Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black Nationalism. 18. Where did the Harlem Renaissance happen? A) In Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City. B) New Orleans. C) Chicago. D) Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City. 19. "The Harlem Renaissance":Which detail best supports the idea that Harlem was a center of growth for jazz music in America? A) Famous jazz musicians pursued their careers in Harlem. B) Harlem had nightclubs where musicians played jazz. C) Jazz musicians in Harlem were known for improvising. D) Jazz helped musicians in Harlem express themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Famous jazz musicians pursued their careers in Harlem. 20. African-American poet newspaper columnist "The Weary Blues" Harlem Renaissance ..... (US.33) All of these are describing what author? A) William Faulkner. B) Langston Hughes. C) Louis Armstrong. D) Georgia O'Keefe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Langston Hughes. 21. What is serious theater? A) The Nutcracker. B) Plays without music, only acting. C) Broadway musicals. D) Modern plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plays without music, only acting. 22. What state is Harlem located in? A) New Orleans. B) Illinois. C) New York. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New York. 23. What is guile? (from "We Wear the Mask") A) An offensive smell. B) Cunning/intelligence used to trick people. C) Trustworthiness. D) Arrogance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cunning/intelligence used to trick people. 24. Where did most of the fighting take place? A) Canada. B) Europe. C) Africa. D) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Europe. 25. Which is an example of identity as relates to the Harlem Renaissance? A) A strong sense of individuality. B) Struggle with relationship to God. C) Uncertainty about who one is in relation to society. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uncertainty about who one is in relation to society. 26. What was an exciting time for African American writing, music and art? A) The Heritage Movement. B) The Harlem Renaissance. C) The Industrial Revolution. D) The Great Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Harlem Renaissance. 27. What bridged the gap between races? A) Food. B) People. C) Wars. D) Jazz. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jazz. 28. Movement of over 300, 000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920 A) The great migration. B) The First Wave. C) The Great War. D) The Great Influx. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The great migration. 29. Who was the first black road scholar? A) John Smith. B) Alain Locke. C) John Madden. D) Micheal Thomas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alain Locke. 30. The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as a (SSUSH16e DOK1) A) Black expression of racial heritage. B) New era in Broadway musicals. C) Renewal of religious fundamentalism. D) Revival of Dutch culture in New York City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black expression of racial heritage. 31. Who claims to have invented Jazz? A) Elvis Presley. B) Frank Sinatra. C) Louis Armstrong. D) Jelly Roll Morton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jelly Roll Morton. 32. This poetic device has the same letter of a word repeat within the same line or throughout a poem? A) Repetition. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Internal rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 33. What is a synonym for launch? A) Popular. B) Actors. C) Eat. D) Start. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Start. 34. Workers hired to keep people out of businesses A) Bouncers. B) Dean. C) Cultural. D) Literary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bouncers. 35. Which of the following is MOST CLOSELY associated with the evolution of jazz? A) Shared African-American historical experiences. B) Individual experiences of each musician. C) International events. D) F. Scott Fitzgerald. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shared African-American historical experiences. 36. What did the Harlem Renaissance value? A) All of the above. B) Innovation and self-awareness. C) Family and tradition. D) Inclusion, justice, and diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the above. 37. What is used to draw someone in to a business? A) Taunt. B) Heritage. C) Diversity. D) Gimmick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gimmick. 38. Repealed the 18th Amendment in 1933 A) 20th Amendment. B) 19th Amendment. C) 18th Amendment. D) 21st Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 21st Amendment. 39. ..... coined the term "Jazz Age" and wrote the Great Gatsby. A) Sinclair Lewis. B) Zora Neale Hurston. C) F. Scott Fitzgerald. D) George Gershwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) F. Scott Fitzgerald. 40. Zora Neale Hurston was A) A novelist. B) A singer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A novelist. 41. Who were involved in the Harlem Renaissance? A) Farmers and laborers. B) European immigrants. C) African American artists, musicians, and writers. D) Politicians and businessmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) African American artists, musicians, and writers. 42. In "If We Must Die" what animals does the speaker compare the enemies and allies to? A) Hogs and dogs. B) Hamsters and birds. C) Dogs and cats. D) Sharks and dolphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hogs and dogs. 43. What did the art and music of the Harlem Renaissance celebrate? A) America. B) African-American Culture. C) Money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) African-American Culture. 44. During the 1920s, which practice was common in both northern and southern areas of America? A) Racial discrimination. B) Neighborhood covenants. C) Legal segregation. D) Forced integration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Racial discrimination. 45. True or False:Garvey coined the term "Black is Beautiful" A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 46. Rhyming couplets means ..... A) The way the poet chooses to arrange lines in the poem. B) Two lines that are paired together, with a rhyming word at the end; usually convey a thought. C) The "extra" meanings that surround words; used to create tone. D) Lines of poetry grouped together and usually separated by a space; often develop ideas, as paragraphs do in stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two lines that are paired together, with a rhyming word at the end; usually convey a thought. 47. Which of the following is not a trait of the Harlem Renaissance? A) Racial Pride. B) Intellectualism. C) Inspiration. D) Urban life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inspiration. 48. This big-band Jazz musician worked at Harlem's Cotton Club. A) Quincy Jones. B) Duke Ellington. C) Miles Davis. D) Marvin Gaye. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Duke Ellington. 49. Unfair difference in treatment A) Discrimination. B) Fame. C) International. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discrimination. 50. How many Black Americans moved to the North during the First Great Migration? A) 2 million. B) 1 million. C) 500, 000. D) 1.5 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1.5 million. 51. General acceptance or use A) Currency. B) Agency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Currency. 52. Why were the Harlem Globetrotters called the HARLEM Globetrotters, even though they were from Chicago? A) They were inspired by the movement in Harlem. B) Their parents were born in Harlem. C) They knew people from Harlem watched their basketball games. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were inspired by the movement in Harlem. 53. A person who campaigns to bring about political or social change. A) A protester. B) A troublemaker. C) An activist. D) A leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An activist. 54. Which sentence from Passage 1 best supports the answer in Part A? A) "It was also the period in U.S. history when, for the first time, African Americanmusicians, artists, and writers trended toward being taken seriously by whites." (paragraph 1). B) "This was the period when African Americans moved from rural areas of the South, where living conditions were intolerable due to racism and poverty, to urban areas of theNorth, where work and a better life were possible." (paragraph 2). C) "As more and more African Americans made their home in Harlem, it became a centerfor intellectuals, musicians, artists, and writers." (paragraph 2). D) "As their social consciousness grew, African American artists expressed in their artworktheir feelings about social and racial injustice." (paragraph 3). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "This was the period when African Americans moved from rural areas of the South, where living conditions were intolerable due to racism and poverty, to urban areas of theNorth, where work and a better life were possible." (paragraph 2). 55. All notes should include the following: A) Summary and Notes. B) Notes. C) Notes, Questions, and Summary. D) Summary, Notes, and editing marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Notes, Questions, and Summary. 56. What is the overall tone of "I Hear America Singing" ? A) Sarcastic. B) Joyous. C) Dismal. D) Eerie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joyous. 57. What did henry ford invent? A) The airplane. B) A unicorn. C) Assembly line. D) The motorcycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assembly line. 58. "The Harlem Renaissance":The organization of the ideas in "Literature and Art Abound" supports the author's purpose by ..... A) Listing examples of writers and artists who shared their talents. B) Comparing and contrasting the popularity of writers and artists. C) Explaining the effects of the writers' and artists' works on society. D) Presenting the writers' and artists' works in order of importance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listing examples of writers and artists who shared their talents. 59. During the 1920s, American farmers as a group A) Commanded high prices for their products. B) Prospered economically. C) Purchased more stock than city dwellers did. D) Suffered economically. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suffered economically. 60. ..... were criminals that took over the alcohol business. A) Bootleggers. B) Carpet baggers. C) Prohibitionist. D) Senators. 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