Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance

8th - 9th Grade

35 Qs

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Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th - 9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.7.9, RI.8.2, RI.11-12.9

+13

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?

The Great Awakening
The Great Migration
The Great Pumpkin
The Trail of Tears

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Jamaican born radical socialist who wrote Home to Harlem and Banjo?

Claude McKay
Carl Van Vechten
Zora Neale Hurston
Ella Reese

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance? 

promoted the growth of New York cities
promoted culture identity of African Americans 
it fought discrimination in southern cities
it established programs such as the NAACP

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as:

The time period in which African Americans joined the war effort during World War I
A time period when African Americans came to the city to look for jobs
A time period in which African Americans fought against the discrimination in New York City
A time period where African Americans celebrated their culture and roots through music, art, and literature

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Harlem Renaissance provided a voice to the African American culture.  Which of the following was a theme from this time period. 

celebration of culture and life
desire for independence and political freedoms
pains and joys of the African American
all of the above

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement BEST explains one result of the Harlem Renaissance?

African American artists helped foster a new sense of unity and cultural pride.

Artists spread political and social ideals of nationalism to the public.

Artists and musicians began to include themes of discontent about foreign policy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Who was Langston Hughes?

A popular swing dance singer
Owner of a popular Speak Easy 
A famous poet and writer 
A famous actor

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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