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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Domingo, what are the men of the "New Crowd" filled with?
(a) A burning passion for equality.
(b) A will to fight fire with fire.
(c) Desrie to become equal.
(d) Hatred.

2. Who wrote "If We Must Die"?
(a) Garvey.
(b) Domingo.
(c) James Weldon Johnson.
(d) Randolph.

3. Who is the essay "Sweat" about?
(a) Hot summers in Mississippi.
(b) Delia.
(c) Dede.
(d) Hurston's life.

4. In what essay does the author state that "a Negro will turn on another Negro if ordered"?
(a) "If We Must Die".
(b) "From the Messenger - A Menace to Radicalism".
(c) "Garveyism".
(d) "Black Manhattan".

5. How many outcomes does Randolph attribute to Mr. Garvey's ideals in "Garveyism"?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

6. Who wrote "Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem"?
(a) Domingo.
(b) Hughes.
(c) Helene Johnson.
(d) Rudolph.

7. Who says that those participating in the riots were acting out of self-defense?
(a) Randolph.
(b) Domingo.
(c) Du Bois.
(d) Garvey.

8. What is the name of the police officer who is stabbed and killed in Johnson's essay?
(a) Robert Thorpe.
(b) Rob Thorne.
(c) Bobby Therron.
(d) Robert Thatcher.

9. What must the "New Negro" be willing to do in "A New Crowd - What Is He"?
(a) Become wealthy.
(b) Work long, hard hours.
(c) Heed the law of self-preservation.
(d) Demand equal pay.

10. According to Garvey, what should the "New Negro" be handed while building an empire in Africa?
(a) Fame.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Aristocracy and privilege.

11. Who is the author of "Harlem Reviewed"?
(a) Nicole Cunny.
(b) Nicholas Cunard.
(c) Nikki Court.
(d) Nancy Cunard.

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

13. What aspect of the Negro culture does Locke discuss?
(a) The physicality was missing.
(b) The spiritual aspect was supported.
(c) The spiritual aspect was beaten down.
(d) The spiritualitywas non-existent.

14. What did the police officer of Johnson's essay think the wife was doing on the street corner?
(a) Acting drunk.
(b) Soliciting.
(c) Waiting for someone.
(d) About to jay walk.

15. What are the names of McKay's two poems?
(a) "America" and "Africa".
(b) "Mulatto" and "America".
(c) "Asia" and "Africa".
(d) "Africa" and "Mulatto".

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main character of "Sweat" afraid of?

2. What is being seen among the heritage of the minorities in "Race Pride"?

3. What essay concludes with the idea that labor organizations should "harness the discontent of Negroes" in order to obtain "working class emancipation"?

4. What does Alain Locke suggest in "The New Negro" about the "old Negro"?

5. According to Domingo, what are the men of the "Old Crowd" filled with?

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