This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 35 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... open the flood gates to what we now dub "The Great Migration" A) The Emancipation Proclomation. B) The Compromise of 1877. C) Immigration reform during WWI. D) The Yellow Fever epidemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immigration reform during WWI. 2. Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law, as would the rabid segregationist. King includes this sentence to ..... A) Praise the efforts of local police. B) Clarify the purpose of his protest. C) Distinguish himself from radicals. D) Define the term "segregationist.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distinguish himself from radicals. 3. "The Harlem Renaissance":Which word is an antonym for convergence in paragraph 9? A) Elimination. B) Separation. C) Hesitation. D) Alteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Separation. 4. A sense of one's personal worth or dignity A) Fame. B) Prosperous. C) International. D) Pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pride. 5. "The Harlem Renaissance":Which sentences from "A Beginning, Not an End" best represents the main idea of the section? A) These gifted artists arrived in Harlem looking for hope, and what resulted was the blossoming of a new African-American identity. B) The Harlem Renaissance began to decline in the late 1930s when the Great Depression crushed the nation's economy. C) This sent most Americans into crisis, and time spent creating turned into time spent surviving. D) Their music, words, and art seem as fresh and powerful today in the 21st century as they were then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their music, words, and art seem as fresh and powerful today in the 21st century as they were then. 6. All of the following were reasons for immigration except A) Political oppression. B) Environmental pollution. C) Fleeing wars or military service. D) Religious persecution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental pollution. 7. A widespread reputation, especially for great achievement A) Adventure. B) Fame. C) International. D) Symbolized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fame. 8. Who was one of the greatest painters and storytellers during the Harlem Renaissance? He was known for his portrayal of African-American life? A) Jacob Lawrence. B) Aaron Douglas. C) Lois Maylou Jones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jacob Lawrence. 9. What is African American Vernacular English (AAVE)? A) A dialect of English specific to the African American community in Los Angeles. B) A dialect of English specific to the African American community in Chicago. C) A dialect of English specific to the African American community in Harlem. D) A dialect of English specific to the African American community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dialect of English specific to the African American community. 10. Who wrote "It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing" ? A) Duke Ellington. B) Paul knox. C) Dr. Chatman. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duke Ellington. 11. Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are best known for their contributions to which kind of music? A) Blues. B) Rock n roll. C) Gospel. D) Jazz. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jazz. 12. What literary device does Paul Laurence Dunbar employ in his poem "We Wear the Mask" ? A) Allusion. B) Symbolism. C) Metaphor. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 13. What was the Harlem Renaissance originally called? What was the Harlem Renaissance movement originally called? A) The New MovementEl nuevo movimiento. B) The New Negro Movement. C) The Negro MovementThe Negro Movement. D) The New York MovementEl movimiento de Nueva York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The New Negro Movement. 14. Poet, novelist, playwright of Harlem Renaissance; one of the most famous poems-I, Too A) Countee Cullen. B) Jessie Redmon Fauset. C) Zora Neale Hurston. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Langston Hughes. 15. What is the Harlem Renaissance known as? A) An opportunity for African Americans to showcase their talents. B) A boom in art and literature of African American culture. C) The creation of Harlem, New York. D) A chance for people to celebrate literature across America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A boom in art and literature of African American culture. 16. Physical and mental energy, liveliness A) Vitality. B) Legacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitality. 17. The US hoped to stay out of the war. This was called A) Communism. B) Neutrality. C) Socialism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutrality. 18. 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. What makes this appeal from the paragraph convincing? I have been a nurse for twenty years. A) It uses proven data as evidence. B) It appeals to the reader's emotions. C) It shows the writer's credibility. D) It reveals important statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It shows the writer's credibility. 19. What qualities of Jazz music make it unique? A) The electric guitar was introduced to bring energy to the music. B) It relies on improvisation; no performance is exactly the same. C) Ballet dancing was performed with Jazz music. D) Rigid and uniform structure to the music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It relies on improvisation; no performance is exactly the same. 20. Those who oppose any form of government are A) Communists. B) Anarchists. C) Socialists. D) Isolationists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anarchists. ← 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