America Claude McKay

Claude McKay describes what to his audience

• The beauty of Africa ; and the happiness he felt while there.

• The natural landscape, music, people and village life of Africa.

• The painful feeling of being a Negro during The Harlem Renaissance

• All of the above choices

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Who wrote “I Shall Return”?

• Langston Hughes

• Georgia Douglass Johnson

• Nikki Grimes

• Claude McKay

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Claude McKay is from

• Harlem, New York

• Jamaica

• Luxembourg, Germany

• Africa

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What is the author's MAIN purpose in including information about how northerners reacted to the influx of African-Americans during The Great Migration?

• The author wanted the reader to have background information about The Harlem Renaissance

• The author wanted to show the reader why African-Americans wanted to have better lives

• The author wanted to ensure the reader understood the mindset of African-Americans going into The Harlem Renaissance

• The author wanted the reader to understand the viewpoints of the African-Americans who moved to the north

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What is the purpose of including the following selection in the article (paragraph 18)? But Harlem brought together some of the greatest minds of the day. The artists of the Harlem Renaissance transformed African-American culture. But the effects on all of America was equally strong. For the first time, white America could not look away.

• To wrap up all of the ideas presented in the article

• To show the reader how African=Americans changed the landscape of America

• To show that The Harlem Renaissance had a great effect on the developing culture of America

• To explain how The Harlem Renaissance occurred and the effect it had on the people involved

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What is the purpose of including the following selection in the article (paragraph 18)? But Harlem brought together some of the greatest minds of the day. The artists of the Harlem Renaissance transformed African-American culture. But the effects on all of America was equally strong. For the first time, white America could not look away.

• To wrap up all of the ideas presented in the article

• To show the reader how African=Americans changed the landscape of America

• To show that The Harlem Renaissance had a great effect on the developing culture of America

• To explain how The Harlem Renaissance occurred and the effect it had on the people involved

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What is the main theme of Claude McKay's poem 'America'?

• A) Love and romance

• B) Struggle and resilience

• C) Nature and beauty

• D) Technology and progress

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Which literary device is predominantly used in Claude McKay's 'America'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Alliteration

• D) Hyperbole

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In the context of Claude McKay's works, what does 'America' symbolize?

• A) A land of opportunity

• B) A place of oppression

• C) A utopian society

• D) A historical landmark

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What is the tone of Claude McKay's poem 'America'?

• A) Joyful

• B) Melancholic

• C) Defiant

• D) Indifferent

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