AP AFAM 3.12&3.12

Multiple Choice

What is the "New Negro Movement?"

• A political movement advocating for civil rights in the 1960s.
• A literary genre focused on science fiction themes.
• A cultural and artistic movement in the 1920s celebrating African American identity and creativity.
• A social movement promoting environmental awareness in the 1980s.

Multiple Choice

Who was James Van Der Zee?

• James Van Der Zee was a famous painter.
• James Van Der Zee was a jazz musician.
• James Van Der Zee was a civil rights activist.
• James Van Der Zee was an African American photographer.

Multiple Choice

Who was Alain Locke?

• Alain Locke was an American philosopher and the first African American Rhodes Scholar.
• Alain Locke was a famous painter from France.
• Alain Locke was a prominent politician in the United States.
• Alain Locke was a renowned physicist who won a Nobel Prize.

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of W.E.B. Dubois's Paris exhibition of the "New Negro"?

• To highlight the achievements of white artists in America.
• To raise funds for African American education initiatives.
• To showcase African American culture and promote racial pride.
• To promote European art styles among African Americans.

Multiple Choice

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

• A political movement advocating for civil rights in the 1960s.
• A literary genre focused on science fiction and fantasy.
• A musical style originating in New Orleans in the 1940s.
• The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement in the 1920s centered in Harlem, New York, celebrating African American culture and arts.