Final Test Review Harlem Renaissance

African-American writer and poet who wrote "Harlem" and "One Christmas Eve" among other works. His first piece was published in 1921 and he continued to write and publish throughout the first half of the 20th century.

• Langston Hughes

• Billie Holiday

• W. E. B. Du Bois

• Zora Neale Hurston

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American writer and folklorist. Her works celebrate African-American culture. One example is the short story "Sweat" as well as the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God."

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Billie Holiday

• W. E. B. Du Bois

• Langston Hughes

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a section of northern Manhattan in New York City, known since the 1920s as a hub for African-American culture.

• Harlem

• double consciousness

• Great Migration

• renaissance

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Which of the following was a significant outcome of the Harlem Renaissance on American society?

• It led to the immediate end of racial segregation in the United States

• It decreased the population of Harlem

• It began to integrate African American art, literature, and music into mainstream American culture

• • It resulted in significant economic reforms in urban areas

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"But still, like air, I'll rise," this line is an example of which type of figurative language?

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

• personification

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"I'm a black ocean," this quote is which type of figurative language?

• personfication

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

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The poem "Still I Rise" has a tone that can best be described as which of the following?

• hateful

• melancholy

• confident

• cheerful

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What is the theme of Angelou's "Still I Rise"?

• Be violent towards your oppressors.

• Ignore someone who has wronged you.

• Remain confident in who you are.

• Never lower yourself to someone else's standards.

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The tone of Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise" can best be described as:

• triumphant

• apologetic

• soothing

• bossy

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In "One Christmas Eve" which evidence shows what Arcie thought about the white people she worked for?

• "What made white people so darned inconsiderate?"

• "Lord, it's more'n a notion raisin' a child."

• "Arcie wished she could afford a tree for Joe."

• "Arcie...wondered how much she could afford to spend tonight on toys."

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