This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Suffrage is..... A) To take away the right to vote. B) The right to vote. C) Suffering for equality. D) Suffering for the right to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The right to vote. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Which one of these rivers is NOT mentioned in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" ? A) Nile. B) Thames. C) Congo. D) Euphrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thames. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Which of the following themes were prominent during the Harlem Renaissance? A) Racial segregation, environmental conservation, and economic inequality. B) Social justice, women's rights, and religious freedom. C) Identity, cultural heritage, renewal, rebirth, and racial pride. D) International diplomacy, technological advancements, and urban planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identity, cultural heritage, renewal, rebirth, and racial pride. 9. ..... 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. 10. 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. 11. Poet who along with his brother, wrote the song, "Lift every voice and sing" A) James Earl Jones. B) James Weldon Johnson. C) Jim Jones. D) Jackie Robinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Weldon Johnson. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. Where did the Harlem Renaissance take place? A) Chicago. B) Cleveland. C) Harlem. D) The Angels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harlem. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. Which of the following was NOT a theme of Harlem Renaissance art & literature? A) Segregation. B) Daily lives of ordinary black people. C) Equality of black people to white people. D) Black political movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Black political movements. 20. What does the kitchen symbolize in the poem "Harlem" ? A) Hope for the future. B) Starvation. C) Segregation. D) Peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Segregation. ← 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