This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 64 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 64 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the Harlem Renaissance began, just after World War I, the economy was very strong. People were more liberal and spent more time and money on the arts and entertainment. Though racism was still widespread, art, music and literature created by African-Americans became popular among black and white communities alike. For the very first time in the US, black artists and intellectuals were able to flourish. Many made a living from their work and were acknowledged for their contributions.Some say the Harlem Renaissance officially began with the 1921 musical Shuffle Along. The acclaimed show was written, produced and performed entirely by African-Americans. Many of the actors were veterans of the Vaudeville scene. Shuffle Along brought jazz to Broadway and kickstarted the careers of many of its stars. It also introduced white New Yorkers to black music and culture. The show was so popular that it was said to have caused traffic jams every night outside the theater. The Harlem Renaissance was bolstered by A) The decreased popularity of musicals compared to dramas. B) A decrease in racism toward African-Americans. C) The end of segregation in the north. D) A strong post-war economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A strong post-war economy. 2. I bit into the perfectly red apple and sticky juice ran down my chin. A) Alliteration. B) Imagery. C) Metaphor. D) Onomatopoeia. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 3. When the girl chose to ..... her enemy on social media, she did not realize other people would attack her in retaliation. A) Impact. B) Segregate. C) Recruit. D) Taunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taunt. 4. Which of these poems did Countee Cullen Write? A) Fog. B) Harlem. C) Tableau. D) 'Out, Out-'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tableau. 5. What time period did the Harlem Renaissance take place in? A) 500 to 1500. B) 1963 to 1969. C) 1918 to 1937. D) 2001 to present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1918 to 1937. 6. Who was the first Black woman to be inducted into the National Association of Women Painters? A) Augusta Savage. B) Zora Neale Hurston. C) Ella Fitzgerald. D) Nina Simone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Augusta Savage. 7. Who was NOT apart of the Harlem Renaissance? A) Duke Ellington. B) Langston Hughes. C) Harriet Tubman. D) Countee Cullen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harriet Tubman. 8. What percentage of Black Americans lived in the South in 1910? A) 90%. B) 77%. C) 52%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 90%. 9. Which paragraph from the section "Writers capture the spirit of the times" in the article "The Harlem Renaissance" suggests that writers during the 1920s influenced change in society? A) "In the Harlem scene, writers, actors, artists and musicians glorified African-American traditions. At the same time, they created new cultural forms.". B) "One of the most famous writers of the Harlem Renaissance was Langston Hughes. Hughes cast off the influences of white poets. Instead, he wrote in a style of blues and jazz.". C) "Other writers were important in the scene. Claude Mckay and Jean Toomer wrote plays, short stories and poems to capture the spirit of the times. Book publishers soon took notice and patronized many of these talents.". D) "Zora Neale Hurston was noticed quickly with her book "Their Eyes Were Watching God." Hurston used the music and stories that she collected as an anthropologist to write her stories, plays and books.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "In the Harlem scene, writers, actors, artists and musicians glorified African-American traditions. At the same time, they created new cultural forms.". 10. What did jazz evolve from? A) Slave work songs, spirituals, blues, brass band music and ragtime. B) Random beats being made. C) Slave masters. D) Found on youtube. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slave work songs, spirituals, blues, brass band music and ragtime. 11. Carl Van Vechten helped the Harlem Renaissance by: A) Traveling to Harlem with friends and showing them around. B) Throwing big parties so people would have a good time. C) Studying about Harlem and becoming an expert. D) Making sure newspapers wrote about African-American artists and writers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making sure newspapers wrote about African-American artists and writers. 12. Author's point of view means the author's opinion or feelings about the topic they are writing about. Author's develop their point of view by using certain words and information in the text. Which excerpt below BEST demonstrates the author's point of view about the Harlem Renaissance? A) In the Harlem scene, writers, actors, artists and musicians glorified African-American traditions. At the same time, they created new cultural forms. B) Claude Mckay and Jean Toomer wrote plays, short stories and poems. C) Hurston used the music and stories that she collected as an anthropologist to write her stories, plays and books. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the Harlem scene, writers, actors, artists and musicians glorified African-American traditions. At the same time, they created new cultural forms. 13. What was a major theme in Harlem Renaissance art, writing and music? A) The black experience. B) Hatred toward racist groups. C) Happiness. D) There was no major theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The black experience. 14. Zora points out that the random and diverse nature of the content of our characters is something that makes us alike. This comment is in reference to: A) The jazz club. B) Eatonville, Florida. C) The bags. D) The south. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bags. 15. Who promoted the back to Africa movement? A) Marcus Garvey. B) Langston Hughes. C) Zora Neal Hurston. D) Duke Ellington. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marcus Garvey. 16. When did the Jazz Age take place? A) 1920s. B) 1950s. C) 1910s. D) 1960s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1920s. 17. What created a false sense of prosperity and allowed people to purchase more luxury items? A) Teapot Dome Scandal. B) Prohibition. C) Installment Plan. D) Nativism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Installment Plan. 18. Served as a symbol for, or represented by something else A) Prosperous. B) Symbolize. C) Timeless. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolize. 19. Checking for Understanding:What was a main feature of Harlem Renaissance Art? A) It countered caricatures of Black Americans found in mainstream art to celebrate Black culture. B) It rejected influences from traditional African artists. C) It only featured Black artists who were formally trained in American colleges. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It countered caricatures of Black Americans found in mainstream art to celebrate Black culture. 20. The Harlem Renaissance was a movement of A) Art. B) Philosophy. C) Music and theatre. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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