This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who wrote the poem 'If We Must Die'? A) Zora Neale Hurston. B) Claude McKay. C) Countee Cullen. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claude McKay. 2. At what age did Langston Hughes write "The Negro Speaks of Rivers?" A) 45. B) 17. C) 32. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 17. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Lull A) To soothe or calm. B) To wake up with a loud noise. C) To ask a question. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To soothe or calm. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. "boldness, rebellion" A) Defiance. B) Subordination. C) Moxie. D) Optimism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defiance. 11. 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. 12. 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). 13. The Harlem Renaissance was important to American society because it ..... A) Brought an end to racial segregation in the North. B) Highlighted the cultural achievements of African Americans. C) Isolated African Americans from mainstream society. D) Provided new political opportunities for African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Highlighted the cultural achievements of African Americans. 14. What is Roger able to say before Mrs. Jones shuts the door in "Thank You Ma'am" ? A) "Wait!". B) "Thank you". C) "Goodbye". D) "I'll see you tomorrow". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Thank you". 15. 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) Logos, an appeal based on logic. B) Ethos, an appeal based on the author's character. C) Pathos, an appeal based on emotion. D) No rhetorical appeal is used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos, an appeal based on emotion. 16. Which of the following called for the establishment of a new country for African Americans? A) New Negro Movement. B) Pan-Africanism. C) Civil Rights Movement. D) Black Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Black Nationalism. 17. Where did the Harlem Renaissance happen? A) In Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City. B) New Orleans. C) Boston. D) Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City. 18. "The Harlem Renaissance":Which detail best supports the idea that Harlem was a center of growth for jazz music in America? A) Harlem had nightclubs where musicians played jazz. B) Jazz musicians in Harlem were known for improvising. C) Famous jazz musicians pursued their careers in Harlem. D) Jazz helped musicians in Harlem express themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Famous jazz musicians pursued their careers in Harlem. 19. African-American poet newspaper columnist "The Weary Blues" Harlem Renaissance ..... (US.33) All of these are describing what author? A) Langston Hughes. B) Louis Armstrong. C) Georgia O'Keefe. D) William Faulkner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Langston Hughes. 20. 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. ← 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