This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 42 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "One hand in the air for the big city / Street lights, big dreams, all lookin' pretty / No place in the world that could compare" A) Hip Hop. B) Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hip Hop. 2. Unaffected by the passage of time A) Prosperous. B) Symbolize. C) Timeless. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Timeless. 3. What were African Americans in search of on their journey north? A) Culture. B) Food. C) Jobs. D) Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jobs. 4. Impressively fashionable and elegant A) Prominence. B) Swanky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swanky. 5. Author of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" A) W.E.B. DuBois. B) James Weldon Johnson. C) Langston Hughes. D) Countee Cullen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Weldon Johnson. 6. ..... was known as a Big Band leader and composer during the Jazz Age. A) Duke Ellington. B) Louis Armstrong. C) Vernon Reid. D) Bessie Smith. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duke Ellington. 7. What is the meaning of segregation as it used in the text? A) The separation of two groups of people, specifically dealing with race. B) To come together. C) To create productive groups of people. D) To give people choice of where they want to life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The separation of two groups of people, specifically dealing with race. 8. Which of the following is the theme of "We Wear the Mask" ? A) African Americans are pleased with their work. B) Whites use masks to hide their guilt. C) African Americans are suffering but feel compelled to hide behind a pleasant exterior. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) African Americans are suffering but feel compelled to hide behind a pleasant exterior. 9. The first immigration restrictions passed by the United States excluded the A) Slavs. B) Chinese. C) Mexicans. D) Italians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chinese. 10. What is an example of an onomatopoeia? A) It's raining cats and dogs. B) She was as busy as a bee. C) You are what you eat. D) The clock ticked all afternoon until it was time to leave school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The clock ticked all afternoon until it was time to leave school. 11. True or False:Modern Scientists agreed with Dr. MacNicholl A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Who was Jessie Fauset? A) Writer. B) Editor of a poetry magazine. C) Musician. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Editor of a poetry magazine. 13. Harlem was a district in ..... A) Baltimore. B) New York City. C) Atlanta. D) Charlotte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New York City. 14. Which answer best explains why the Harlem Renaissance is called thus? A) The Harlem Renaissance offered African Americans a chance to return to Africa, their native homeland. B) The Harlem Renaissance was a time of cultural assimilation during which African Americans began to take part in traditionally white culture. C) The Harlem Renaissance offered African Americans a chance to recreate their culture from scratch. D) The Harlem Renaissance was a time of cultural rebirth for African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Harlem Renaissance was a time of cultural rebirth for African Americans. 15. Who was well known for singing "Ol' Man River" A) Paul Robeson. B) Evelyn Preer. C) Adelaide Hall. D) Duke Ellington. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paul Robeson. 16. In what year was the Harlem Rennaissance introduced and what genre of music was introduced? A) 1921. B) 1960. C) 1920. D) 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1920. 17. Who was known for being one of the most militant writers during the Harlem Renaissance A) Jean Toomers. B) Langston Hughes. C) Aaron Douglas. D) Claude McKay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claude McKay. 18. True or False:W.E.B. DuBois was born into slavery. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Who were some prominent figures of the Harlem Renaissance? A) Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. B) Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. C) Malcolm X and Rosa Parks. D) George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. 20. What was the significance of Jazz during the Harlem Renaissance? A) Jazz was a form of entertainment during the Harlem Renaissance. B) Jazz was a form of protest during the Harlem Renaissance. C) Jazz was a form of expression and a symbol of cultural sophistication and innovation during the Harlem Renaissance. D) Jazz had no significance during the Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jazz was a form of expression and a symbol of cultural sophistication and innovation during the Harlem Renaissance. ← 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