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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tolson say forgetting is akin to in "Andante Sostenuto"?
(a) Massacring.
(b) Enslaving.
(c) Loving.
(d) Spurning democracy.

2. Where does Tolson repeat the same stanzas of the poem "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) The middle and end.
(b) The beginning and end.
(c) The begining and middle.
(d) Never.

3. What can bad men not escape according to "A Song for Myself"?
(a) The police.
(b) Their conscience.
(c) The afterlife.
(d) Guilt.

4. How might one view America after reading "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Melting pot.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Racist.

5. How many historic places does Tolson plan to rendezvous at?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet discuss in "A Song for Myself"?

2. When does the town of fathers meet?

3. What does the poet think of Crispus Attucks?

4. According to the poet of "The Traitor to France," what is a traitor?

5. Why does the bartender judge the narrator in "An Ex-Judge at the Bar"?

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