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Harlem Renaissance

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Louis Armstrong was a _______________.

a)

Poet

b)

Jazz Musician

c)

An Athlete

d)

Person

3.
How was the Harlem Renaissance a product of the Great Migration?
a)
Many who migrated ended up in Harlem where they shared their talents such as art and music.
b)
The Harlem Renaissance was not a product of the Great Migration.  They have nothhing in common.
4.
What is another name for this time period?
a)
The Jazz Age
b)
The Time After WWI
c)
The Time Before WWII
d)
The Time Between WWI & WWII
5.
When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?
a)
The Great Awakening
b)
The Great Migration
c)
The Great Pumpkin
d)
The Trail of Tears
6.
Harlem is a neighborhood in 
a)
New York City
b)
New Orleans
c)
New Jersey
d)
Africa
7.
The Harlem Renaissance helped prove that
a)
art includes everyone
b)
only African-Americans can play jazz
c)
African-Americans are better off when separated from other ethnic groups
d)
Langston Hughes is the best poet
8.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
9.

Who wrote "What a Wonderful World"

a)

Duke Ellington

b)

Fats Waller

c)

Jelly Roll Morton

d)

Louis Armstrong

10.

The Harlem Renaissance spanned which decade?

a)

1900s

b)

1910s

c)

1920s

d)

1930s

11.

The Great Migration refers to

a)

The movement of African Americans from the south to the north

b)

The movement of African Americans from the north to the south

c)

The spread of African culture after slavery ended

d)

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

12.

When did the Harlem Renaissance start?

a)

2017

b)

1920

c)

1930

d)

3012

13.

Park Bench - Poem by Langston Hughes


1 I live on a park bench.

2 You, Park Avenue.

3 Hell of a distance

4 Between us two.


5 I beg a dime for dinner-

6 You got a butler and maid.

7 But I'm wakin' up!

8 Say, ain't you afraid


9 That I might, just maybe,

10 In a year or two,

11 Move on over

12 To Park Avenue?


How many stanzas in the poem?

a)

One

b)

Twelve

c)

Three

14.

Park Bench - Poem by Langston Hughes


1 I live on a park bench.

2 You, Park Avenue.

3 Hell of a distance

4 Between us two.


5 I beg a dime for dinner-

6 You got a butler and maid.

7 But I'm wakin' up!

8 Say, ain't you afraid


9 That I might, just maybe,

10 In a year or two,

11 Move on over

12 To Park Avenue?


The speaker of the poem

a)

Is Langston Hughes

b)

Is wealthy

c)

Is poor

15.

The Harlem Renaissance

a)

Occurred in Harlem, New York

b)

Took place in the 1920s

c)

Was a period of intellectual, artistic, and social explosion

d)

All of the answers are correct

16.

Which action was evidence that the prosperity of the roaring 20s was an illusion?

a)

the buying and selling of stocks

b)

the overproduction of consumer goods

c)

the sharp increase in the birth rate

d)

the widespread use of buying on credit

17.

What technological advancement contributed most to the growth of towns and cities in the 1920s & 1930s?

a)

electric lights

b)

automobile

c)

radio

d)

telephone