Harlem Renaissance Quiz 41 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Theme for English B" was about
2. What is the poem "Fog" all about?
3. All these are characteristics of a Shakespearean Sonnet EXCEPT:
4. Langston Hughes is known for his ....., which combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots.
5. Who turned to blues for a poetic form derived from and answering to the desires, needs, and aesthetic sensibilities of the black working class?
6. How does Hughes make "Let America Be America Again" personal for readers?
7. Literature was at the forefront of the Harlem Renaissance. Writers centered their work around black lives and experiences. Many works included commentary on race and racism. Langston Hughes, one of the most famous authors of the Harlem Renaissance, is best known for his poetry about working class African-American life. Music also informed Hughes' work. He wrote many poems influenced by the distinct styles of jazz and blues. Novelist Zora Neale Hurston found inspiration in African-American folklore and often used black vernacular in her dialogue. Others, like Claude McKay, stuck to more traditional literary styles like sonnets. McKay wrote extensively about life in Jamaica, which he contrasted with the pain and difficulty of being black in the United States.There was not one single style or political ideal behind the Harlem Renaissance. The movement encompassed African-American expression of all kinds. As a result, many black authors rejected the pressures to appeal to white audiences. Which of the following is not true about literature during the Harlem Renaissance?
8. Formal or stately in bearing or appearance
9. Why did African-Americans leave the South after the Civil War?
10. Who received NAACP's Spingarn Medal?
11. Which war tactic of World War I caused soldiers to endure terrible living conditions?
12. What was the summer of 1919 known as due to the racial riots and bloodshed that occurred?
13. The rebirth of African American arts and culture is known as:
14. This musical play was written and performed by an all-black cast and crew and debuted in Harlem, New York City in the year 1921.
15. What was one of the most important factors that led to the rise of the Harlem Renaissance?
16. Read this sentence from paragraph 10 of Passage 2. "In writing jazz poetry, Hughes showed his conviction that to paint a self-portrait of theAfrican American experience, he had to dip his brush deep into the texture, sounds, andscenes of African American culture." In this sentence, what is the effect of the author's use of a metaphor comparing Hughes to apainter?
17. A massive, global armed conflict of the early 20th century
18. The Jim Crow Laws caused
19. Which of the following was a major factor influencing the Harlem Renaissance?
20. What does the article mean when it says the Great Migration was caused by a "push" and "pull" ?