1) In Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem, “kitchenette building,” what is most important to the building’s inhabitants ? a. Having a bathroom with warm water. b. Following one’s dreams. c. Getting food on the table. d. Finding a mate.
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2) The narrator of Langston Hughes’s “Weary Blues” is describing__________________? a. Negro spirituals being sung in the cotton fields. b. The call and response of an African American church congregation. c. African American toasting on a city street corner. d. Blues being played in a Harlem bar.
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3) What unforgivable action does Mag Smith take in Chapter One of Our Nig ? a. She tries to pass as White. b. She washes clothes for White women. c. She lets a man help her out. d. She marries a Black man.
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4) According to Henry Louis Gates, Jr., reconstructing black people into the “New Negro” has been a matter of_______________? a. Redefining black people in terms of a presence, not an absence. b. Working against the existing racist stereotypes. c. A struggle ongoing since 1619. d. All of the above
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5) Neo-Slave narratives are contemporary novels written about slavery. Toni Morrison’s Beloved is about the ghost of a baby the character Sethe murdered to keep her from being recaptured by their master. The opening chapter of the novel represents the neo-slave narrative by its________________? a. Discussion of race relations in the North and South. b. Condemnation of the plantation myth. c. Examination of the psychological damage of slavery. d. Insistence on desegregation.
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6) Charles W. Chesnutt used vernacular speech to________________? a. Explain how African Americans could not learn standard English b. Make his written inaccessible to white audiences c. To encourage feelings of pride in African American readers d. Challenge American stereotypes about race
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7) Booker T. Washington’s message in Up from Slavery is_______________? a. Whites should pay reparations to former slaves. b. African Americans should acculturate to mainstream White culture. c. White institutions should reform to meet African American needs. d. African Americans will have to help themselves by becoming educated.
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8) For Booker T. Washington, racial uplift means_______________? a. Rejecting all White assistance. b. Allowing Whites to help African Americans to reach their potential. c. Calling for violent uprisings. d. Separating Blacks by income level
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9) The mask in Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem, “We Wear the Mask,” represents_____________? a. The persona that the characters show the world. b. The carved masks of African gods. c. Characters from the Bible. d. Who the narrator wishes to be.
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10) In Chapter Three of Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery, Washington’s primary goal is to______________? a. Get an education. b. Get a job. c. To be clean. d. To be a teacher
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11) The supportive network of female slaves led to_______________? a. Resistance to the overseers. b. Learning to be midwives. c. Resistance against dehumanization. d. Lower suicide rates.
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12) Alice Walker’s story, “Everyday Use,” includes which “Womanist” concern ? a. The importance of men to the African American family. b. The negative consequences of feminism on the African American family. c. The importance of African religious influence in America. d. The importance of African American craftsmanship.
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13) Who is the author of the novel Passing ? a. William Wells Brown b. Nella Larsen. c. Charles Chesnutt d. James Weldon Johnson
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14) Which of the following statements about slavery is true ? a. Most slave children lived in two family homes. b. Slave owners did not allow their slaves to live as married couples. c. Slaves were given limited civil rights. d. Most slaves were not Christian.
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15) The characteristic of Naturalism that is most present in the first chapter of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man is_____________? a. The theme of man against nature. b. The theme of man against man. c. The theme of heredity. d. Nature as an invisible force.
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16) The “tragic mulatto” myth_________________? a. Led to novels of passing. b. Existed only in fiction by White authors. c. Developed in the 20th century. d. Existed only in fiction by female authors.
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17) Why did Marcus Garvey spearhead the “Back to Africa Movement” ? a. Because in was cheaper to live in Africa. b. Because he did not feel African Americans would ever achieve equality in America. c. He was asked by African countries to bring African Americans to Africa. d. He had to leave the country.
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18) Phillis Wheatley’s poetry is considered_____________? a. Highly original. b. Typical of Colonial poetry. c. Progressive and challenging. d. Abolitionist in subject.
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19) Slavery in the United States was officially abolished in ______________? a. 1804 b. 1865 c. 1848 d. 1807
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20) The back to Africa movement was primarily about______________? a. Bringing African culture to the United States. b. Leaving the African peoples alone. c. Writers who took African themes for their work. d. Completing an oppressed people’s quest for freedom, liberty and democracy.
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