This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Harlem is a neighborhood in A) New York City. B) New Orleans. C) New Jersey. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New York City. 2. Militarism means..... A) Building up armed forces and getting ready for war. B) Having pride in your nation. C) Trying to build an empire. D) Agreements to help others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Building up armed forces and getting ready for war. 3. A thrilling or unusual experience or activity A) Adventure. B) Cast. C) Dialect. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adventure. 4. Why did the author include the following section in the article, "The Harlem Renaissance" (paragraph 5)?Many [African-Americans] discovered they had shared common experiences in their past histories and their uncertain lives of the present. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, they ignited an explosion of cultural pride. This time period when African-American culture was reborn in New York City in the 1920s is known as the Harlem Renaissance. A) The author is showing the similar mindset of many African-Americans of the time. B) The author is explaining how the experiences of African-Americans developed The Harlem Renaissance. C) The author is showing that many African-Americans were in agreement with each other. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author is explaining how the experiences of African-Americans developed The Harlem Renaissance. 5. What did Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, and Josephine Baker have in common? A) They were political leaders. B) They wrote for black newspapers. C) They were popular entertainers. D) They were famous athletes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were popular entertainers. 6. Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education. In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Why does the Supreme Court assert this fact? A) To highlight the idea that a child's potential can be measured. B) To illustrate how desegregation will be implemented. C) To highlight the significance of equal access to education. D) To illustrate the importance of high academic standards. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To highlight the significance of equal access to education. 7. What is an inference? A) A noun. B) Guessing about a topic. C) Making your best educated guess. D) A type of figurative language in poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making your best educated guess. 8. What best describes Jim Crow laws? A) Better opportunities for women. B) African Americans gaining full civil and political rights. C) Unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education. 9. Speak, tell A) Geo. B) Dict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dict. 10. Marcus Garvey's movement and the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) were both early 20th century responses to ..... A) The practice of racial discrimination in the United States. B) The growth of communism in the South. C) The desegregation of World War I combat units. D) The passage of more restrictive immigration laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The practice of racial discrimination in the United States. 11. Jessie Redmon Fauset was the editor who published Langston Hughes's first poem. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Our ..... student body includes individuals from over seventy countries. A) Adrifting. B) Defiant. C) Heritage. D) Diverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diverse. 13. A thing that stands for something else; represented A) Adventure. B) Fame. C) International. D) Symbolized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolized. 14. Carol is an attorney who works to help fight gender ..... in the workplace. A) Discrimination. B) Heritage. C) Definance. D) Recruitment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discrimination. 15. What was the period when African-American culture was reborn in New York City in the 1920s called? A) The Harlem Renaissance. B) The Great Migration. C) Jazz Music. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Harlem Renaissance. 16. True or False:Booker T Washington was born into slavery. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." You suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children. What is the author's purpose for including this sentence?to explain the disparity of segregated parks A) To illustrate the cruelty and violence of a segregated South. B) To emphasize his personal connection to segregation. C) To describe the daily struggles of black children. D) To explain the disparity of segregated parks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize his personal connection to segregation. 18. In what ways did the Harlem Renaissance contribute to the recognition of African American literature in mainstream society? A) Providing a platform for African American writers to showcase their work. B) Limiting the exposure of African American literature. C) Encouraging African American writers to stop writing. D) Promoting only European literature . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Providing a platform for African American writers to showcase their work. 19. How did Flappers look to deviate from the traditional norms of 1920s American society? A) They were able to secure equal pay for equal work. B) After ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, they were given equality under the law. C) They dressed more provocatively and pushed the envelope on moral behavior. D) They discouraged female membership in national unions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They dressed more provocatively and pushed the envelope on moral behavior. 20. What impact did the Harlem Renaissance have on the development of African American literature? A) It provided a platform for African American writers to express their experiences, culture, and identity through their work. B) It led to the decline of African American literature. C) It had no impact on African American literature. D) It caused African American writers to abandon their cultural identity . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provided a platform for African American writers to express their experiences, culture, and identity through their work. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesHarlem Renaissance Quiz 1Harlem Renaissance Quiz 2Harlem Renaissance Quiz 3Harlem Renaissance Quiz 4Harlem Renaissance Quiz 5Harlem Renaissance Quiz 6Harlem Renaissance Quiz 7Harlem Renaissance Quiz 8Harlem Renaissance Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books