Question

The Harlem Renaissance was important to American society because it

Question 1 options:

brought an end to racial segregation in the North


highlighted the cultural achievements of African Americans


isolated African Americans from mainstream society


provided new polictial opportunities for African Americans

Question 2 (3.18 points)
One goal of the Harlem Renaissance writers was to

Question 2 options:

Cut off connections with mainstream American values


Support existing racial barriers


Encourage African Americans to create their own political party


Increase pride in African American culture

Question 3 (3.19 points)

In the first stanza, why do you think the author chose the images of "cheeks" and "eye"?

Question 3 options:

The eyes are the mirror of the soul.


Some physical manifestations of emotion cannot be controlled.


The smiling face masks the anger and suffering of African Americans.


A person's face reflects his or her feelings.

Question 4 (3.19 points)
Which of the following best describes the theme of the poem?

Question 4 options:

To survive in a white world, African Americans must hide their true feelings.


African Americans are suffering but feel compelled to hide behind a pleasant exterior.


African Americans choose to deceive white people by wearing masks.


Both A and B.

Question 5 (3.19 points)
Re - read the following line from “We Wear the Mask”:
“We wear the mask that grins and lies”

In the poem "We Wear the Mask," for what is the mask a metaphor?

Question 5 options:

a)

the behavior of whites towards blacks


b)

the long road ahead for African Americans


c)

religious faith


d)

the false exteriors being presented by African American people

Question 6 (3.18 points)
Re-read the following lines from the poem, “Sympathy”
“I know why the caged bird beats his wing

Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;

For he must fly back to his perch and cling

When he fain would be on the bough a-swing”

In the poem "Sympathy," what does the caged bird want most?

Question 6 options:

a)

a better cage


b)

freedom


c)

joy


d)

companions

Question 7 (3.19 points)

According to the speaker in “Sympathy,” how does the caged bird feel?

Question 7 options:

bright, springing, perfumed


alarmed, persecuted, fearful


constrained, oppressed, imprisoned


faint, clinging, ill

Question 8 (3.18 points)
Which of the following BEST explains the title “Sympathy”?

Question 8 options:

The speaker pities the caged bird because of its injuries.


The speaker also shares the caged bird’s desire for freedom.


The speaker is critical of the caged bird’s reasons for singing.


The speaker admires the caged bird’s courage.

Question 9 (3.18 points)
In the poem "The Tropics in New York," in lines 6–8, where does the speaker envision the fruit to be?
“…of fruit-trees laden by low-singing rills,

And dewy dawns, and mystical skies

In benediction over nun-like hills.”

Question 9 options:

a)

on trees


b)

at a church


c)

in a kitchen


d)

at a fair

Question 10 (3.18 points)

In “The Tropics in New York,” the speaker remembers the homeland’s skies as being

Question 10 options:

blocked by skyscrapers.


forever cloudy.


dusky gray.


mystical blue.

Question 11 (3.18 points)
Which line from “The Tropics in New York” tells you the speaker is not in the tropics when the poem is written?

Question 11 options:

“Bananas ripe and green, and ginger-root”


“Set in the window, bringing memories”


“In benediction over nun-like hills.”


“I turned aside and bowed my head and wept.”

Question 12 (3.18 points)
When a person gives a benediction at a meal, he or she is giving a

Question 12 options:

compliment to the cook


serving the meat


blessing over the food


serving the dessert

Question 13 (3.18 points)
When a person gazes at a piece of art, they are

Question 13 options:

looking intently


staring into space


closing their eyes


looking away

Question 14 (3.18 points)

In “Mother to Son”, Langston Hughes most likely uses words like I’se, climbin’, kinder, and ain’t because of all of the following EXCEPT

Question 14 options:

a)

He wants to create a lyrical, rhythmic quality


b)

He wants to convey the dialect and essence of the time period


c)

He uses contractions that mirror everyday speech to help the reader relate to the character


d)

He wants to portray the Mother as an African-American from a rural area who is most likely uneducated

Answer 1

brought an end to racial segregation in the North is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Question 1 (3.18 points)

The Harlem Renaissance was important to American society because it

highlighted the cultural achievements of African Americans.

Question 2 (3.18 points)

One goal of the Harlem Renaissance writers was to

Increase pride in African American culture

Question 3 (3.19 points)

In the first stanza, why do you think the author chose the images of "cheeks" and "eye"?

A person's face reflects his or her feelings.

Question 4 (3.19 points)

Which of the following best describes the theme of the poem?

Both A and B.

Question 5 (3.19 points)

1.Re - read the following line from “We Wear the Mask”:

“We wear the mask that grins and lies”

In the poem "We Wear the Mask," for what is the mask a metaphor?

the false exteriors being presented by African American people

Question 6 (3.18 points)

1. Re-read the following lines from the poem, “Sympathy”

“I know why the caged bird beats his wing

Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;

For he must fly back to his perch and cling

When he fain would be on the bough a-swing”

In the poem "Sympathy," what does the caged bird want most?

freedom

Question 7 (3.19 points)

Question According to the speaker in “Sympathy,” how does the caged bird feel?

constrained, oppressed, imprisoned

Question 8 (3.18 points)

Which of the following BEST explains the title “Sympathy”?

The speaker also shares the caged bird’s desire for freedom.

Question 9 (3.18 points)

In 1. the poem "The Tropics in New York," in lines 6–8, where does the speaker envision the fruit to be?

“...of fruit-trees laden by low-singing rills,

And dewy dawns, and mystical skies

In benediction over nun-like hills.”

on trees

Question 10 (3.18 points)

In “The Tropics in New York,” the speaker remembers the homeland’s skies as being

mystical blue.

Question 11 (3.18 points)

Which line from “The Tropics in New York” tells you the speaker is not in the tropics when the poem is written?

“Set in the window, bringing memories”

Question 12 (3.18 points)

When a person gives a benediction at a meal, he or she is giving a

blessing over the food

Question 13 (3.18 points)

When a person gazes at a piece of art, they are

looking intently

Question 14 (3.18 points)

In “Mother to Son”, Langston Hughes most likely uses words like I’se, climbin’, kinder, and ain’t because of all of the following EXCEPT

He wants to create a lyrical, rhythmic quality

Question 15 (3.18 points)

In “Mother to Son”, which poetic device does Langston Hughes use and why?

He uses an extended metaphor to compare life’s hardships and successes to a staircase

Question 16 (3.18 points)

In “Mother to Son”, “tacks” most likely represents

Small obstacles that we don’t necessarily see coming and can slow us down or cause harm

Question 17 (3.18 points)

Reread "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes. What is the main idea of stanza 4 (begins with "I am the poor white...")?

There are many different groups of people living in America who have not been able to realize the American Dream.

Question 18 (3.18 points)

Which of the following is NOT a dreamer mentioned in "Let American be America Again"?

Royalty living in the "Old World"

Question 19 (3.18 points)

In "Let America Be America Again", the word lea in line 39 most nearly means.

a grassland or meadow

Question 20 (3.18 points)

Which of the following best describes the poet's tone in "Let America Be America Again"?

hopeful

Question 21 (3.18 points)

Which of the following is the reason that Zora Neale Hurston's grandmother is upset at Zora for riding with white people who pass through their village at the start of "The Inside Search"?

She worries that Zora will offend the white people and incite violence.

Question 22 (3.18 points)

What does Zora Neale Hurston recognize by the end of "The Inside Search?"

She can use her intelligence to have new experiences and opportunities.

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