This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 69 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 69 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The popular music genre that boomed in the 20's as result of the Harlem Renaissance. A) Jazz. B) Soul. C) Gospel. D) R&B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jazz. 2. Organized crime was on the rise in the 1920s due to this A) Prohibition. B) Farm prices. C) Child labor. D) Rising tariffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prohibition. 3. What book did Zora Neale Hurston write that expressed longing independence felt by women black and white. A) Their Eyes Were Watching God. B) I, Too. C) It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing. D) The Red Summer of 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their Eyes Were Watching God. 4. Which was not a cause of WW1? A) Nationalism. B) Imperialism. C) Militarism. D) Isolationism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Isolationism. 5. African Americans migrated to northern cities to take advantage of the many factory jobs, but still faced A) Discrimination. B) Wealth and happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discrimination. 6. Which of the following people were known for their musical talent? A) Louis Armstrong. B) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Louis Armstrong. 7. A concept, coined by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1903, that describes a minority individual feeling as though their identity is divided into several parts, making it difficult or impossible to have one unified identity, because of a prejudiced society. A) Double consciousness. B) The Great Migration. C) Harlem. D) Louis Armstrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Double consciousness. 8. What is it when you are the highest level of degree A) Pinnacle. B) Prominence. C) Onset. D) Advent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pinnacle. 9. Oscar Micheaux was the first African American ..... to feature blacks in prominent roles, and show slave life as it really was. A) Writer. B) Film maker. C) Poet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Film maker. 10. This international activist performed in "The Emperor Jones" and "Othello" A) Countee Cullen. B) Paul Robeson. C) Zora Neale Hurston. D) Fats Waller. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paul Robeson. 11. The Harlem Renaissance was important to American Society because A) It highlighted African American cultural achievements. B) Isolated African Americans. C) Provided political opportunities for African Americans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It highlighted African American cultural achievements. 12. What was the name of the influential art publication that showcased the works of African-American artists during the Harlem Renaissance? A) The Gazette. B) The Crisis. C) The Bulletin. D) The Chronicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Crisis. 13. The Harlem Renaissance refers to:El Renacimiento de Harlem se refiere a: A) A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture. B) A struggle for civil rights by the NAACPUna lucha por los derechos civiles de la NAACP. C) A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s. D) A program to promote African-American owned businesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture. 14. In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court determined A) Segregated train cars were illegal and blacks could sit next to any race they wanted. B) Segregated train cars and other facilities were legal as long as they were "separate but equal". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Segregated train cars and other facilities were legal as long as they were "separate but equal". 15. The Harlem Renaissance is A) A literary and artistic movement that celebrates African American culture. B) A program to promote African American owned businesses. C) A struggle for civil rights for African Americans by the NAACP. D) A population increase in Harlem during the early 20th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A literary and artistic movement that celebrates African American culture. 16. What was the name given to secret bars where people acquired alcohol illegally? A) Speakeasies. B) Top Secret Bars. C) Secret Saloons. D) Quiet Places. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speakeasies. 17. Members of a Jazz band have to play as a ..... and be aware of what the other band members are doing. A) Team. B) Rude person. C) Group who doesn't like each other. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Team. 18. Which leader wanted the integration of blacks and whites with equal rights for all? A) W.E.B. Du Bois. B) Booker T. Washington. C) Marcus Garvey. D) Langston Hughes. E) Duke Ellington. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) W.E.B. Du Bois. 19. What types of creative expression were popular during the Harlem Renaissance? A) Pop music, dance, and film. B) Jazz music, literature, and visual arts. C) Opera, poetry, and photography. D) Baroque music, sculpture, and theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jazz music, literature, and visual arts. 20. Cast A) A thrilling or unusual experience or activity. B) The actors in a play or movie. C) A wide spread reputation, especially for great achievement. D) Relating to two or more countries. E) To start something with enthusiasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The actors in a play or movie. ← 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