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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Libretto for the Republic of Liberia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet of "Rendezvous With America" claim America will face?
(a) 9/11.
(b) Great Wealth.
(c) Challenges.
(d) A war with Russia.

2. How does the poet describe the mongrel in "When Great Dogs Fight"?
(a) Mean.
(b) Weak.
(c) Strong.
(d) Loving.

3. What type of animal is featured in "The Bard of Addis Ababa"?
(a) A bear.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A lion.

4. What sounds does the poet hear in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Cats and dogs.
(b) The sounds of industry.
(c) The sounds of revolution.
(d) Bells and whistles.

5. What Indian tribe tied up the man in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Apache.
(c) Algonquin.
(d) Seminole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concept does the poem "Tempo Primo" discuss?

2. Where do the workers in "The Shipwright" feel they are citizens of?

3. What does the narrator see at the end of "Tapestries of Time"?

4. How are the parts of the poem "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" broken up?

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

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