Harlem Renaissance Poets

Harlem Renaissance Poets

12th Grade

25 Qs

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Harlem Renaissance Poets

Harlem Renaissance Poets

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.9-10.9, RI.11-12.9, RL.7.9

+15

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

This poet wrote many poems during the Harlem Renaissance. Early innovator of the literary art form called jazz poetry.

Chubby Checker

Christopher Pike

Langston Hughes

Edgar Allen Poe

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This person is the most well-known Harlem Renaissance poet.

Langston Hughes

Countee Cullen

Billie Holiday

Aaron Douglas

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which element of poetry was emphasized in Harlem Renaissance poetry?

Alliteration

Standard Meter

Vivid Imagery

Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Langston Hughes wanted to tell the stories of...

African Americans

Farmers

Poets

Writers

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

During which decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?

1900-1910

1920s and 1930s

1940s and 1950s

late 1800s

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the overall message of the poem 'Harlem'?

The importance of setting realistic goals

The frustration and disappointment caused by deferred dreams.

The exploration of nature and beauty

The celebration of achieving dreams

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" the speaker repeatedly says, "My _____ has grown deep like the river"

mind

heart

soul

love

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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