Exploring the Harlem Renaissance

What was another name for the Harlem Renaissance?

• The New Negro Movement

• The Great Awakening

• The Black Art Movement

• The Jazz Age

How many Black Americans moved to the North during the First Great Migration?

• Over 500,000

• Over 1.5 million

• Over 1 million

• Over 2 million

What was the primary reason for the Great Migration?

• Educational purposes

• Political reasons

• Better economic opportunities and escaping terrorism

• Cultural exploration

Who was known for documenting African American life, especially the emerging Black middle class in New York?

• Aaron Douglas

• Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

• James Van Der Zee

• Richmond Barthe

Which artist used Egyptian and West African sources in his art to depict segregation and race?

• Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

• Richmond Barthe

• James Van Der Zee

• Aaron Douglas

Who was the first African American woman to receive a U.S. government commission for her art?

• Bessie Smith

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Gwendolyn Bennett

• Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Which poet's work refused to make Black life look happier or less painful than it actually was?

• Claude McKay

• Langston Hughes

• Countee Cullen

• Zora Neale Hurston

Who published 'The Weary Blues' in 1926?

• Claude McKay

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Langston Hughes

• Countee Cullen

Who was known as 'The Mother of Blues'?

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Billie Holiday

• Ma Rainey

• Bessie Smith

Which musician helped popularize big band style jazz music in the United States?

• Ma Rainey

• Billie Holiday

• Eubie Blake

• Duke Ellington