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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fugitive Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concept does the poem "Tempo Primo" discuss?
(a) The harlem pride.
(b) The new black man.
(c) Future versus past.
(d) Education in America.

2. What does the poem "The Triumph Aster" hope for?
(a) A better world.
(b) Economic success.
(c) Freedom.
(d) War.

3. What animal is in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?
(a) A lion.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cow.
(d) A camel.

4. Where do the hillmen think they should not build?
(a) Vesuvius.
(b) The city square.
(c) The lake.
(d) The temple.

5. Where does the poem "The Bard of Addis Ababa" take place?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Africa.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the black man want in "Tempo Primo"?

2. What does Tolson claim in "Dark Symphony" that the black man has less of then white men?

3. Who meets in the sanctuary in "The Triumph Aster"?

4. What are the two ways of life according to "E.&O.E."?

5. Who is Wu Shang in "African China"?

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