Harlem Comprehension Quiz

1. When hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved north, this was called...

• a. the Great Migration.
• b. the Harlem Renaissance.
• c. the Roaring 20s.
• d. Jim Crow.

2. What were African Americans in search of on their journey north?

• a. culture
• b. food
• c. jobs
• d. land

3. ____________ laws were one factor that encouraged people of color to flee the south.

• a. Jim Crow
• b. Sharecropper
• c. Douglas
• d. Immigration

4. Why were so many drowning in debt in the south?

• a. They borrowed more than they could ever pay back.
• b. Their crops had been damaged.
• c. They were robbed often.
• d. The banks had closed.

5. Where was the most popular place to settle in the north?

• a. upstate New York
• b. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• c. Chicago, Illinois
• d. Harlem in New York City

6. Which actor paved the way for other African Americans?

• a. Evelyn Preer
• b. Adelaide Hall
• c. Charles GIlpin
• d. Paul Robeson

7. Where did the entertainment perform each night?

• a. The Cotton Club
• b. Broadway
• c. The Pioneer Club
• d. The Blues Building

8. What other name was the era called?

• a. The United Negro Movement
• b. The Jazz Movement
• c. The New Negro Movement
• d. The Harlem Age