This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 24 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The artists during the Harlem Renaissance most wanted to A) Show off their talents (dancing, singing, writing, etc). B) Document the experiences of their people. C) Separate completely from the rest of America. D) Go back to their ancestors' homeland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Document the experiences of their people. 2. The reason why the Harlem Renaissance occurred in the first place is largely attributed to the ..... A) Colonization of African Americans. B) Great Migration. C) 15th Amendment. D) Reestablishment of the Freedman's Bureau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great Migration. 3. Through segregation, blacks were ..... ; meaning that they were robbed of certain rights and privileges. A) Marginal. B) Metamorphosis. C) Disenfranchised. D) Metamorphosed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disenfranchised. 4. The Americans the speaker refers to in the poem "I Hear America Singing" are- A) Ordinary working people. B) Wounded soldiers. C) Doctors and nurses. D) Great figures in the US history. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordinary working people. 5. The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was A) The sinking of the Lusitania. B) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. C) Increased nationalism. D) The Zimmerman Telegram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 6. Josephine Baker was a famous singer in the United States during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. What did the article the Messenger encourage African Americans to do during the war? A) Be a passivist. B) Stay home and fight for democracy. C) Fight in the war. D) Move to Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stay home and fight for democracy. 8. How did the Harlem Renaissance influence the perception of African American identity in society? A) Leading to increased segregation and discrimination. B) Promoting a sense of pride, cultural awareness, and artistic expression among African Americans. C) Encouraging assimilation into mainstream white society. D) Causing a decline in African American cultural heritage . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promoting a sense of pride, cultural awareness, and artistic expression among African Americans. 9. Who was one of the first black actors recognized for their talents? A) Rachel. B) Paul Robeson. C) William Wells Brown. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paul Robeson. 10. The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as: A) The time period in which African Americans joined the war effort during World War I. B) A time period when African Americans came to the city to look for jobs. C) A time period in which African Americans fought against the discrimination in New York City. D) A time period where African Americans celebrated their culture and roots through music, art, and literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A time period where African Americans celebrated their culture and roots through music, art, and literature. 11. The Harlem Renaissance promoted racial equality in what way? A) It broke through racial barriers of segregation. B) It made white people treat black people as their equals. C) It made the way black people have the same opportunities as white people. D) It gave all black people a home, an income, and happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It broke through racial barriers of segregation. 12. In the 1910s through the 1930s, hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved from the South to northern cities including Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago and New York City to get jobs and get away from racial segregation. What was this era called? A) The Great Migration. B) The Great Constitution. C) The Foreign Exchange. D) The Great Transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Great Migration. 13. "Never love with all your heart, / It only ends in aching; / And bit by bit to the smallest part / That organ will be breaking." A) Hip Hop. B) Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harlem Renaissance. 14. In what year did WWI start? A) 1910. B) 1904. C) 1914. D) 1918. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1914. 15. What area of New York did many African Americans move to? It became known for artistic, poetic, intellectual and musical creativity. A) The Bronx. B) Harlem. C) Staten Island. D) Queens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harlem. 16. The most influential advocate during the Harlem Renaissance was A) Louis Armstrong. B) Ella Fitzgerald. C) Countee Cullen. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Langston Hughes. 17. Why did W.E.B. DuBois write "Returning Soldier" ? A) To convince Black soldiers returning from WWI to fight for democracy. B) To celebrate Harlem. C) To convince soldiers returning from WWI to move to England. D) To get citizenship for African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To convince Black soldiers returning from WWI to fight for democracy. 18. The ..... in Jazz bands are the saxophone, trumpet, trombone, the human voice, and any other instrument that plays single notes. A) Rhythm instruments. B) Solo instruments. C) Annoying instruments. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solo instruments. 19. How did the Harlem Renaissance most affect society? A) Produced great classical music for dancing. B) People started talking about race & racial issues in America. C) The artists had children that won major awards. D) African-American artists were considered equal to European-American artists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People started talking about race & racial issues in America. 20. Who was Zora Neale Hurston? A) A musician. B) An actress. C) A writer. D) A dancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A writer. ← 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