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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III: Shadow of the Blues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the tambourines being played for in "Tambourines"?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) Glory.
(d) Peace.

2. In "Sunday Morning Prophecy," where does the preacher encourage the congregants to give freely?
(a) In the collection basket.
(b) In their communities.
(c) From their kitchens.
(d) In their own homes.

3. Which of the following does the speaker NOT claim to have been in "Negro"?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A singer.
(c) A worker.
(d) A slave.

4. What nickname does Sylvester give himself in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?
(a) Sweet Papa 'Vester.
(b) Sly Syl.
(c) Saint Sylvester.
(d) Sylvest the Best.

5. In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," what does the speaker say his souls has done similar to a river?
(a) Flown with anger.
(b) Rushed to the ocean.
(c) Grown deep.
(d) Washed everything clean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the speaker mention going down to the river in "Reverie on the Harlem River"?

2. When did Langston Hughes live?

3. What does the speaker comment about one's sweetheart in "Reverie on the Harlem River"?

4. What did the speaker's mother say when life hurt her in the poem "Spirituals"?

5. What kind of music are tambourines often used in?

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