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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afro-American Past - History and Folk Tradition; Visual Arts: To Celebrate Blackness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sings "Shake that Thing" at local bars in the essay by Claude McKay?
(a) Benny.
(b) Banyo.
(c) Banjy.
(d) Banjo.

2. Who cuts Cozzens with a razor from Pop Overton's shop in "Blades of Steel"?
(a) Roger.
(b) Eight-ball.
(c) Effie.
(d) Pop Overton.

3. What do the police refuse in response to the murdered police officer in Johnson's essay?
(a) Any calls regarding the murder.
(b) Protective custody for Negroes seeking help.
(c) Peace among the Negroes.
(d) A trial for the officer's murderer.

4. What does Fisher miss when he is away at medical school in "The Caucasian Storms Harlem"?
(a) His mom.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His friends.
(d) The city.

5. What do the essays in the section "Afro-American Identity - Who Am I" have in common?
(a) Negroes ancestry.
(b) Negroes desire to learn.
(c) They connect Negroe relationships with their white counterparts.
(d) Where negroes came from.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentiment is suggested about American Negroes in relation to Negroes in other parts of the world?

2. What does the author of "The Negro Digs up His Past" attribute his ideology to?

3. What does the "old crowd" recommend in "A New Crowd - A New Negro"?

4. What characteristic does the attitude of the "New Crowd" take?

5. What did the police officer of Johnson's essay think the wife was doing on the street corner?

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