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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Song for Myself Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion is Louis Brandeis?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Aetheist.
(d) Jewish.

2. Who does the farmer in "Old Man Michael" blame for his bad crops?
(a) The weather.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) The workers.
(d) Coyotes.

3. Who is Stokowski?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A composer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A painter.

4. What does Tolson claim in "Dark Symphony" that the black man has less of then white men?
(a) Anger.
(b) Greed.
(c) Land.
(d) Power.

5. What does the poet compare the foundation of America to in "Larghetto"?
(a) A desert.
(b) A house.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A stream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Tolson ask in "The Mountain Climber"?

2. What is the weather like in "The Mountain Climber"?

3. What industries does the poet describe in "Rendezvous With America"?

4. What does the white man tell the black man to forget in "Andante Sostenuto"?

5. How does the poet describe the mongrel in "When Great Dogs Fight"?

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