This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. African American boxer during the 1920s A) Jack Johnson. B) Oscar Micheaux. C) Aaron Douglas. D) Countee Cullen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jack Johnson. 2. Who wrote the poem "Theme for English B" ? (Hint:he was the only black student in his class.) A) Paul Laurence Dunbar. B) Scott Fitzgerald. C) Jean Toomer. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Langston Hughes. 3. When did the cotton club start? A) 2020. B) 1921. C) 19200. D) 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1920. 4. What is a synonym for "taunt?" A) Lead. B) Provoke. C) Support. D) Agree wtih. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provoke. 5. The Harlem Renaissance was remarkable because A) It was the first time African-Americans published their art. B) African-American artists were taken seriously. C) So many African-Americans moved to that one neighborhood. D) That's when the first African-American won an Oscar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) African-American artists were taken seriously. 6. Who is considered the father of African-American arts and a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance? A) Zora Neale Hurston. B) Maya Angelou. C) Alain Locke. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alain Locke. 7. What is a point in an essay? A) An important idea or reason. B) An important idea or reason used to support a claim. C) A reason you wrote the essay. D) A good example supporting your idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An important idea or reason used to support a claim. 8. What caused the Great Migration? A) Hope for better job opportunities. B) Hope for better cultural opportunities. C) Jim Crow segregation laws forced it. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. Which statement about the Harlem Globetrotters is true? A) They are a professional baseball team. B) They were originally from Harlem. C) They only played during the 1920s. D) All of the players are African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the players are African Americans. 10. The Great Migrations was when A) When birds fly south for the winter. B) 300, 000 Americans left for Europe. C) 300, 000 African Americans moved from the rural south to cities up north. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 300, 000 African Americans moved from the rural south to cities up north. 11. What did the Harlem Renaissance challenge? A) Prevailing stereotypes and prejudices about black Americans. B) The rise of Jim Crow laws and the belief in the 'Lost Cause' myth. C) The concentration of black intellectuals and artists in Harlem. D) The dismantling of voting rights through tactics like literacy tests and the grandfather clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prevailing stereotypes and prejudices about black Americans. 12. The Harlem Renaissance is a A) Type of art. B) Type of social movement. C) Type of city. D) Type of music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Type of social movement. 13. This jazz pianist and composer won fame as one of America's greatest composers. He wrote such pieces as "Mood Indigo" and "Sophisticated Lady." A) Duke Ellington. B) Paul Robeson. C) Claude McKay. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duke Ellington. 14. Croon A) Make a continuous low humming sound. B) Hum or sing in a soft, low voice, especially in a sentimental manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hum or sing in a soft, low voice, especially in a sentimental manner. 15. In "Song of the Son, " Toomer uses a metaphor to compare night to A) A song about the past. B) The end of the age of slavery. C) The work that slaves did in the fields. D) A person who returns after a long absence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The end of the age of slavery. 16. (US.33) Which is true of the "Harlem Renaissance" of the 1920s? A) The era gave rise to F. Scott Fitzgerald, "flappers", and "speakeasies" . B) Poverty and starvation crippled the area, leading to its ironic nickname. C) The "color barrier" in major league sports was broken by Jackie Robinson. D) The era gave rise to Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and "The Cotton Club" . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The era gave rise to Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and "The Cotton Club" . 17. Which subtopic is associated with the Great Migration? A) Civil War. B) American Revolution. C) African American history. D) Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) African American history. 18. Did the Harlem Renaissance also include music, painting, dancing, and other forms of art? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. "In the past if you picture events like a black tie / What's the last thing you expect to see, black guys / What's the life expectancy for black guys? / The system's working effectively, that's why." A) Harlem Renaissance. B) Hip Hop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hip Hop. 20. What did the Harlem Renaissance influence? A) Helped start the war of October 23rd, 2077. B) The moon landing in 1960. C) The war over Hoover dam. D) American Civil Rights movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) American Civil Rights movement. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesHarlem Renaissance Quiz 1Harlem Renaissance Quiz 2Harlem Renaissance Quiz 3Harlem Renaissance Quiz 4Harlem Renaissance Quiz 6Harlem Renaissance Quiz 7Harlem Renaissance Quiz 8Harlem Renaissance Quiz 9Harlem Renaissance Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books