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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afro-American Identity - Who Am I?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poem immediately following "The Legacy of Ancestral Arts" by Countee Cullen address?
(a) The history of her artwork.
(b) Her thoughts on Harlem.
(c) Her thoughts on Africa.
(d) How to become a successful Negroe.

2. Which of the following does the author of "A New Crowd - A New Negro" NOT describe as a necessary characteristic of a new leader?
(a) Radical.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Educated.
(d) Young.

3. What does the poem, "Poem", say the author has in common with the "little brown boy"?
(a) She is also brown.
(b) She is also a jig.
(c) She too feels repressed.
(d) She is also happy.

4. What does Locke attribute to the migration of the "new Negro"?
(a) "A new born optimism".
(b) "A desire to reach "home".
(c) "A new vision of opportunity".
(d) "A desire for the old way of life".

5. What characteristic does the attitude of the "New Crowd" take?
(a) Radical.
(b) Apprehensive.
(c) Motivated.
(d) Optimistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke question in "The Legacy of Ancestral Arts"?

2. Who is the essay "Sweat" about?

3. Who was selected president for the group that was formed in response to the police's refusals?

4. In which essay does Garvey outline the specifics of his plan to establish an empire in Africa?

5. What does the main character of "Sweat" do for a living?

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