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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Harlem Renaissance spanned which decade?
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as
an organization created to help promote African-American businesses
a period of great achievement by African American writers, artists, and performers
a movement that sought to draw people back to the inner cities
a relief program to provide jobs for minority workers
- 3. Multiple Choice
One goal of the Harlem Renaissance writers was to
support existing racial barriers
increase pride in African American culture
encourage African Americans to create their own political party
cut off connections with mainstream American values
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Great Migration refers to
The movement of African Americans from the south to the north
The movement of African Americans from the north to the south
The spread of African culture after slavery ended
The advocacy of political union of all the indigenous inhabitants of Africa
- 5. Multiple Choice
W.E.B. DuBois was one of the founders of the
NAACP
UNIA-ACL
Cotton Club
Great Migration
- 6. Multiple Choice
Zora Neale Hurston is best known for which novel?
The Souls of Black Folk
The Weary Blues
Their Eyes Were Watching God
A Dream Deferred
- 7. Multiple Choice
Langston Hughes was known for being all of the following except a
poet
novelist
actor
social activist
- 8. Multiple Choice
What literary element does Hughes use in his poem "A Dream Deferred" to show his central idea?
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
metaphor
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Harlem Renaissance influenced American society by
establishing government programs to assist African Americans
encouraging urban renewal projects in major American cities
ending racial segregation of public facilities
increasing awareness of African American contributions to American culture
- 10. Multiple Choice
What best describes the economic policies of the Presidents in the 1920s? (return to Normalcy)
a decrease in government regulation and support of pro-business policies, big businesses is back
an increase in government regulation and support of pro-labor policies,
an increase in government mediation of labor strikes
a decrease in tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which action was evidence that the prosperity of the roaring 20s was an illusion?
the buying and selling of stocks
the overproduction of consumer goods
the sharp increase in the birth rate
the widespread use of buying on credit
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why was the Republican Party in favor of high tariffs during the 1920s and 1930s?
to make it easier to sell American goods overseas
to prevent the importation of inexpensive foreign goods
to stop farmers from sending surplus crops overseas
to increase the number of imports in the United States
- 13. Multiple Choice
What technological advancement contributed most to the growth of towns and cities in the 1920s & 1930s?
electric lights
automobile
radio
telephone
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was the main objective of the artist and authors of the Harlem Renaissance?
to promote pride in African American culture
to encourage more African Americans to attend college
to promote African American owned businesses
to advocate for equal rights for African Americans
- 15. Multiple Choice
How did the Harlem Renaissance expand the influence of African americans in the United States?
It promoted passage of civil rights legislation.
It increased awareness of artistic contributions of African Americans.
It established new, modern neighborhoods for middle-class African Americans.
It supported the election of minorities to public office.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What social class helped to foster the success of the Harlem Renaissance?
upper class whites
middle class African Americans
middle class whites
upper class African Americans
- 17. Multiple Choice
What effect did the film "Birth of a Nation" have on society in America?
The film led to changes in laws preventing the discrimination of African Americans
The film caused a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan.
The film led to the acceptance of the increasing number of immigrants to the U.S.
The film helped to change attitudes towards the role of women in society.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Why are the 1920s often referred to as the "Roaring Twenties"?
Political reforms gave more power to the people.
Open immigration laws introduced many new cultures to the nation
There were widespread cultural and social changes during the decade.
A severe economic recession caused many people to lose their jobs.
- 19. Multiple Choice
What idea does this poem by Langston Hughes demonstrate about the writers, musicians and artist of the Harlem Renaissance?
They paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement by bringing attention to the inequalities suffered by African Americans.
They focused on entertainment for African Americans and had no political message.
They supported violence and aggressive action to achieve equality for African Americans.
They promoted segregation as a way to ensure that African American students had access to art schools.
- 20. Multiple Choice
What effect did these actions have on the United States economy in the 1920s?
They caused a recession.
They led to inflation.
They contributed to the Great Depression.
The prompted laissez-faire policies by the government.
- 21. Multiple Choice
What does this picture illustrate about American's belief about the economy of the 1920s?
The United States needed to limit immigration.
The United States should pursue an isolationist policy.
The United States should return to a period of normalcy.
The United States economy was strong.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe artists during the Harlem Renaissance most wanted todocument the experiences of their peopleshow off their talents (dancing, singing, writing, etc)Go back to their ancestors' homelandSeparate completely from the rest of America
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe Harlem Renaissance was remarkable becauseit was the first time African-Americans published their artAfrican-American artists were taken seriouslySo many African-Americans moved to that one neighborhoodThat's when the first African-American won an Oscar
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Harlem Renaissance most affect society?Produced great jazz music for dancingPeople started talking about race in AmericaThe artists had children that won major awardsAfrican-American artists were considered equal to European-American artists
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe Harlem Renaissance helped prove thatart includes everyoneonly African-Americans can play jazzAfrican-Americans are better off when separated from other ethnic groupsLangston Hughes is the best poet
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe Harlem Renaissance refers to:A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American cultureA struggle for civil rights by the NAACPA program to promote African-American owned businessesA population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance?promoted the growth of New York citiespromoted culture identity of African Americansit fought discrimination in southern citiesit established programs such as the NAACP
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe poem has all of the following forms of figurative language except. . .
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.
personificationmetaphorsimilerepetition - 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the "New Negro?"A new view on how society treated black peopleA popular new style of musicA new sense of identity and dignity among blacksA jazz musician at the Cotton Club
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