Harlem Renaissance review

One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work.

• Duke Ellington
• Cab Calloway
• Louis Armstrong
• Langston Hughes

Harlem is a neighborhood in 

• New York City
• New Orleans
• New Jersey
• Africa

The artists during the Harlem Renaissance most wanted to

• document the experiences of their people
• show off their talents (dancing, singing, writing, etc)
• Go back to their ancestors' homeland
• Separate completely from the rest of America

The Harlem Renaissance was remarkable because

• it was the first time African-Americans published their art
• African-American artists were taken seriously 
• So many African-Americans moved to that one neighborhood
• That's when the first African-American won an Oscar

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, intellectual, and artistic movement.

• True

• False

What is another name for this time period?

• The Jazz Age
• The Time After WWI
• The Time Before WWII
• The Time Between WWI & WWII

The Great Migration refers to

• The movement of African Americans from the south to the north

• The movement of African Americans from the north to the south

• The spread of African culture after slavery ended

• The advocacy of political union of all the indigenous inhabitants of Africa

How did the Harlem Renaissance most affect society?

• Produced great jazz music for dancing
• People started talking about race in America
• The artists had children that won major awards
• African-American artists were considered equal to European-American artists

The Harlem Renaissance helped prove that

• art includes everyone
• only African-Americans can play jazz
• African-Americans are better off when separated from other ethnic groups
• Langston Hughes is the best poet

The Harlem Renaissance refers to:

• A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
• A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
• A program to promote African-American owned businesses
• A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s