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Harlem Renaissance Quiz 45 (20 MCQs)

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1. Racism specifically in social and political institutions, like the government and organizations
2. Write
3. When did the Columbine school shooting occur?
4. What is the subject of "I, Too" by Langston Hughes?
5. (US.33) Louis Armstrong rose to fame in the 1920s as a(n)
6. Who introduced jazz poetry?
7. The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural explosion! Which areas saw growth?
8. Why did African Americans move North after reconstruction?
9. What was the Renaissance?
10. Famous Jazz artist who moved from Chicago to New York and became the face of Jazz music in the Harlem Renaissance:
11. When did the Harlem Renaissance movement take place?
12. A group of artists and writers that was based in New York gave a voice to the African American experience. What are they known as?
13. Who wrote "What a Wonderful World, " featured in the cult classic "Madagascar?"
14. Lots of musicians got their start during the Harlem Renaissance. Many people also refer to this era as the Jazz Age. Jazz and blues, invented by African-Americans in the south, became hugely popular during the Harlem Renaissance. These genres were new and exciting. Musicians like Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong drew huge audiences at popular clubs every night of the week. Singers like Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday brought unique sounds to the music scene. Smith's strong, deep voice impressed both live audiences and radio listeners. She became known as the Empress of Blues. Holiday was a legendary improviser, and what she lacked in formal training, she made up for in her distinct, rough vocals and emotional performances.Despite their popularity, black musicians were still treated poorly throughout the country. Many performed in clubs or theaters for exclusively white audiences. Entertainers who toured in the south were forced to stay in segregated hotels and eat at segregated restaurants. They did not receive any of the privileges that white celebrities enjoyed.During the Harlem Renaissance,
15. This writer gained a unique perspective on racial identity, through their continued displacement (movement between all white and all black areas)
16. The reason for the Great Migration was .....
17. Which of these poems did Robert Frost write?
18. Made production more efficient but cut out the need for skilled laborers.
19. What is the tone of "A Black Man Talks of Reaping" ?
20. This man is one of the most famous criminals in U.S. History. He was rumored to have made $ 60 million a year during Prohibition. What was the name of the most famous bootlegger during Prohibition?
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