This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Harlem Renaissance > Harlem Renaissance – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harlem Renaissance Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. WEB du Bois and James Weldon Johnson were members of this organization that focused on African American equality: A) NAACP. B) UNION. C) SCLC. D) SNCC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NAACP. 2. How does the information in the section titled Writing, Writing, Writing develop the idea that African Americans had suffered years of oppression and segregation? A) Describes life as an African American in the United States. B) Identifies their suffering as the inspiration for the artistic expression. C) Gives reasons why African Americans were segregated and oppressed for so long. D) Tells about the journey African Americans took to the north. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identifies their suffering as the inspiration for the artistic expression. 3. What does Mrs. Jones give Roger before sending him away in "Thank You Ma'am" ? A) Ten dollars. B) Blue suede shoes. C) Twenty dollars. D) Suede jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ten dollars. 4. He was the most popular poet during the Harlem Renaissance time period? A) Langston Hughes. B) DMX. C) Louis Armstrong. D) Billie Holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Langston Hughes. 5. Disillusionment about achieving justice they had been promised led many African Americans to A) Stay in the South and resign themselves to poor treatment. B) Be less likely to speak out against injustice. C) Pursue equality and success more aggressively. D) Leave the US for Africa in large numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pursue equality and success more aggressively. 6. What did African men wear during this time? A) Zoot suits. B) Tuxedo. C) Penguin suit. D) Hazmat suit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zoot suits. 7. Who wrote the play 'A Raisin in the Sun'? A) Lorraine Hansberry. B) Zora Neale Hurston. C) Alice Walker. D) Toni Morrison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lorraine Hansberry. 8. A short text taken from a longer text is called a(n) A) Excerpt. B) Timeline. C) Gist. D) Credible Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excerpt. 9. Famous poet who wrote about the difficult lives of African Americans: A) Marcus Garvey. B) Paul Robeson. C) Duke Ellington. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Langston Hughes. 10. To confirm or pass something, such as an amendment A) Confirm. B) Pass. C) Ratify. D) Vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ratify. 11. What perspective is presented in this section? This Great Migration eventually relocated hundreds of thousands of African-Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North. Many discovered they had shared common experiences in their past histories and their uncertain lives of the present. This time period when African-American culture was reborn in New York City in the 1920s is known as the Harlem Renaissance. A) Migration from the South to the North was a very difficult journey for African-Americans. B) The Harlem Renaissance was an important and positive time. C) New York City was a place many people migrated to in the 1920s. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Harlem Renaissance was an important and positive time. 12. ..... is a famous Harlem painter. A) Zora Hurston. B) Henry Garvey. C) Aaron Douglas. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aaron Douglas. 13. Where is Langston Hughs from? A) Winston-Salem, NC. B) Joplin, MS. C) Durham, NC. D) Harlem, NY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joplin, MS. 14. Which was a reason for the US joining WWI? A) The US wanted more land. B) Attacks at sea by Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attacks at sea by Germany. 15. The act of making unfair judgements on someone is called ..... A) Discrimination. B) Segregation. C) Heritage. D) Adrift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discrimination. 16. When did the Harlem Renaissance happen? A) 1920's to early 30's. B) 1980-1984. C) 1863-1900. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1920's to early 30's. 17. The reason why the Harlem Renaissance occurred in the first place is because of ..... A) Colonization of African Americans. B) Great Migration. C) The passage of the 19th amendment. D) Reestablishment of the Freedman's Bureau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great Migration. 18. What is an antonym of "defiant?" A) Cooperate. B) Refuse. C) Challenge. D) Resist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooperate. 19. During World War I, many African Americans living in the South moved to northern cities primarily because A) Prejudice had been eliminated in the North. B) More workers were needed in industry. C) Affirmative action programs provided better training opportunities. D) The cost of living in the cities was lower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More workers were needed in industry. 20. This poet's work, entitled "I Hear America Singing, " highlighted the differences between black and white perceptions of America during the 1900's A) Maya Angelou. B) Zora Neale Hurston. C) Langston Hughes. D) Walt Whitman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walt Whitman. ← 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 9Harlem Renaissance Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books