WorksheetsHarlem Renaissance Background
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The period after the conclusion of the civil war to around 1877 is called _________________.
Reconstruction
Readaptation
Rebuilding
Deconstruction
This happened as a result of African Americans wanting more opportunities for success and job security.
Harlem Renaissance
Great Segregation
Great Migration
Emancipation
__________ did not coin the term "New Negro", but he did popularize it.
Alain Locke
Langston Hughs
MLK Jr.
Marcus Garvey
How did the poetry, music, and literature of the Harlem Renaissance reflect African Americans' feelings about themselves?
They did their best to conform to what was popular in white American culture at the time.
They were unsure of letting people see their culture because it was frowned on.
The poetry, music, and literature showed that they considered themselves inferior to others.
They tried to dispel stereotypes by showcasing their own culture.
Started the first black nationalism movement.
MLK
MLK Jr.
Alain Lock
Marcus Garvey
________________ focused on making legal changes in the American court system that would undo Jim Crow laws and protect rights for African Americans.
UNIA
HRA
NAACP
Black Nationalist Movement
Even though they didn't believe in everything he said, ___________ had an impact on the message of Malcom X and MLK Jr.
Marcus Garvey
Langston Hughs
Zora Hurston
Antoine Garvey
The Harlem Renaissance aimed to _______________.
Further the black nationalism movement
Earn recognition for black WWI soldiers
Document the shared experience of black Americans
Repeal Jim Crow
The Harlem Renaissance reached it's peak during __________.
1920's
1910's
1930's
1900's
___________ is a famous Harlem painter.
Zora Hurston
Henry Garvey
Aaron Douglas
Langston Hughes
_____________ is a famous Harlem poet.
Louis Armstrong
Jellyroll Morton
Jim Crow
Langston Hughes
The Harlem Renaissance did all of the following except ______________.
Gave the country a platform to discuss race
Supported the black nationalist movement
Led to a wider acceptance of black American art
Influenced modern music
All of the following rivers are named in Langston Hughes' poem "Negro Speaks of Rivers" except ________________.
Tigris
Euphrates
Congo
Mississippi
Hughes uses the pronoun "I" to represent ______________.
His thoughts on civil rights
His individuality
His struggle with artistic expression
A group of people
"We Wear the Mask" by Paul Lawrence Dunbar focuses on _________________________.
A festival of masks that originated during the 1920's
How/why people hide their true feelings
The pain that people wear on their face when they go through difficult times
Dunbar's own personal struggle with his identity
