Harlem Renaissance Quiz

Part A: Which statement best describes a main theme of the poem I, Too?

• It is difficult to remain hopeful in the face of adversity.
• Social change happens through the efforts of many people.
• People often do not realize the depths of their own prejudices.
• Racial prejudice is disgraceful and will dissolve in favor of equality.

How is the detail of the speaker being asked to eat in the kitchen important to the theme of the poem I, Too?

• It emphasizes the unfair treatment the speaker receives.
• It highlights the speaker's dissatisfaction with life in America.
• It shows how unfriendly people are in America
• It reveals how unaffected the speaker is by discrimination.

How is the speaker affected when he is asked to eat in the kitchen in I, Too?

• The speaker is embarrassed that he is asked to eat in the kitchen.
• The speaker is angered by the unfair treatment he receives.
• The speaker is confident that things will change for the better
• The speaker is confused about the discrimination he experiences.

The kitchen in I, Too is an example of which of the following?

• Assonance
• Extended Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole

What is the theme of the poem Let America Be America Again?

• America was once great, and it can be great again.
• America was once great, but it will never be great again.
• America was never great for those who built it, and it never will be.
• America was never great for those who built it, but it can be in the future.

Which statement best expresses how the author develops the second speaker's point of view in Let America Be America Again?

• The second speaker agrees with the first speaker, but wants everyone in America to be happy and free
• The second speaker questions the first speaker and explains that there are lots of people who are treated unfairly in America
• The second speaker disagrees with the first speaker and explains the history of those people who have been treated unfairly in America.
• The second speaker builds on what the first speaker says, and describes America as becoming a place where everyone is happy and free once more.

What does the phrase, "And who are you that draws your veil across the stars?" likely mean, as it is used in line 18 of Let America Be America Again?

• Who is this person who is talking about space exploration?
• Who is this person who is talking over me when I am speaking?
• Who is this person who is talking negatively about my positive attitude?
• Who is this person who is talking negatively about the design of the American flag?

Which statement best supports the poem's central theme in Let America Be America Again?

• "I am the young man, full of strength and hope, / Tangled in that ancient endless chain" (Lines 25-26)
• "I am the farmer, bondsman to the soil / I am the worker sold to the machine" (Lines 31-32)
• "I am the man who never got ahead, / The poorest worker bartered through the years." (Lines 37-38)
• "O, let America be America again— / The land that never has been yet—" (Lines 62-63)

"All the dreams we've dreamed / and all the songs we've sung / and all the hopes we've held" is an example of which of the following poetic devices in Let America Be America Again?

• Alliteration
• Imagery
• Paradox
• Allegory

Which poetic device is present in Democracy by Langston Hughes?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Juxtaposition
• Imagery