The Harlem Renaissance

What spurred African Americans to migrate to the northern states during the Great Migration?

• The degradation, discrimination, and agricultural servitude in the American South

• The gold rush

• The promise of free land

• The industrial revolution

Which city became a significant home for many African Americans during the Great Migration?

• Los Angeles

• Chicago

• Detroit

• New York

What was the original name of the Harlem Renaissance?

• The New Negro Movement

• The Black Art Movement

• The African American Cultural Movement

• The Jazz Age

Who played a crucial role as a guiding force for the Harlem Renaissance?

• Marcus Garvey

• Langston Hughes

• Zora Neale Hurston

• W.E.B. Du Bois

What was the primary goal of the Harlem Renaissance according to black intellectuals?

• To encourage migration to the North

• To smash stereotypes and change the image of African-Americans

• To gain political power

• To promote jazz music

Which publication did W.E.B. Du Bois use as a staging point for the movement?

• The Crisis

• The Harlem Times

• The Messenger

• The Opportunity

Who was the first black Rhodes Scholar that curated the New Negro Movement anthology?

• Elaine Locke

• James Weldon Johnson

• Claude McKay

• Alain LeRoy Locke

Which foundation provided a platform for black painters and sculptors to showcase their works?

• The Harmon Foundation

• The Locke Foundation

• The Du Bois Foundation

• The Harlem Art Fund

What was a significant criticism of the Harlem Renaissance by some historians?

• It ignored the plight of African-Americans in the South

• It was too commercialized

• It was too focused on music

• It used African-American art as a propaganda tool

Which of the following was not a theme tackled by Oscar Micheaux's films?

• Social commentary

• Lynching

• The glorification of the Ku Klux Klan

• Passing for white