Harlem Renaissance Comprehension Quiz

Harlem Renaissance Comprehension Quiz

6th Grade

8 Qs

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Harlem Renaissance Comprehension Quiz

Harlem Renaissance Comprehension Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Medium

Created by

Emily Barefoot

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

When hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved north, this was called...
the Great Migration
the Harlem Renaissance
the Roaring 20s
Jim Crow

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What were African Americans in seatch of on their journey north?
culture
food
jobs
land

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

__________ laws were one factor that encouraged people of color to flee the south.
Jim Crow
Sharecropper
Douglas
Immigration

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why were so many drowning in debt in the south?
They borrowed more than they could ever pay back
Their crops had been damaged
They were robbed often
The banks had closed

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Where was the most popular place to settle in the north?
upstate New York
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Chicago, Illinois
Harlem in New York City

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which actor paved the way for other African Americans?
Evelyn Preer
Adelaide Hall
Charles Gilpin
Paul Robeson

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Where did the entertainment perform each night?
The Cotton Club
Broadway
The Pioneer Club
The Blyes Building

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What other name was the era called?
The United Negro Movement
The Jazz Movement
The New Negro Movement
The Harlem Age