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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "ex" stand for in "Beta"?
(a) The person you were.
(b) The person you are.
(c) The person you used to date.
(d) Excited.

2. What does Liberia represent in "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia"?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Hell.
(c) Freedom.
(d) A new Africa.

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

4. In "Tapestries of Time," what do the common people not dream about?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Food.
(c) Cars.
(d) Vacations.

5. What war influences Tolson in "Tapestries of Time"?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) Gulf War.
(c) Spanish American War.
(d) WWII.

6. What tyrant does the narrator mention in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?
(a) Charles the Great.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Louis XI.

7. Who does Tolson list in "Tapestries of Time" as being a tyrant?
(a) Washington.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Louis VIV.
(d) Satan.

8. What are the two ways of life according to "E.&O.E."?
(a) Fun and dull.
(b) Primitive and sophisticated.
(c) Old and new.
(d) Scary and safe.

9. In "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia," who is the narrator's brother?
(a) America.
(b) Joesph.
(c) Africa.
(d) The sun.

10. What does time move on despite in "Tapestries of Time"?
(a) Racism.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) War.

11. In "Omicron," what is the temperament of the artist?
(a) Stillness.
(b) Movement.
(c) Peace.
(d) Emotion.

12. What is the purpose of the Warriors' ceremony in "The Idols of the Tribe"?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Rejoice.
(c) Reward.
(d) Celebrate.

13. In "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia," what is the gateway for black Americans to the eastern world?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Mother earth.
(c) Liberia.
(d) Education.

14. Who fought in Halicarnassus?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Alexander the Great.
(d) The Sioux.

15. How does the narrator of "The Idols of the Tribe" describe the black god?
(a) Narcissist.
(b) Carnivore.
(c) Kind.
(d) Vegetarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the African warriors in "The Idols of the Tribe" do?

2. Why will the narrator in "Beta" never be censored?

3. What is the name of the child that is born in "African China"?

4. Who is Black Diamond?

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

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