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The Harlem Renaissance

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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.
Harlem is a neighborhood in 
a)
New York City
b)
New Orleans
c)
New Jersey
d)
Africa
5.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
6.

The Harlem Renaissance spanned which decade?

a)

1900s

b)

1910s

c)

1920s

d)

1930s

7.

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

8.
The artists during the Harlem Renaissance most wanted to
a)
document the experiences of their people
b)
show off their talents (dancing, singing, writing, etc)
c)
Go back to their ancestors' homeland
d)
Separate completely from the rest of America
9.
Which art form WASN'T represented in the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
painting and art
b)
music and theatre
c)
fiction and poetry
d)
sculpture and architecture
10.
How did the Harlem Renaissance most affect society?
a)
Produced great jazz music for dancing
b)
People started talking about race in America
c)
The artists had children that won major awards
d)
African-American artists were considered equal to European-American artists
11.
All of the following were famous musical artists during the jazz age EXCEPT
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Duke Ellington
12.
Which of the following was a major factor influencing the Harlem Renaissance? 
a)
The Great Migration
b)
Collective Identity 
c)
Cultural Pride
d)
All of the above
13.

What was the "New Negro?"

a)

A new view on how society treated black people

b)

A popular new style of music

c)

A new sense of identity and dignity among African Americans

d)

A jazz musician at the Cotton Club

14.
a)
Marcus Garvy
b)
Alain Locke
c)
James Weldon Johnson
d)
Langston Hughes
15.
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Cab Calloway
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
16.

Who was known as the “Empress of the Blues”

a)

Zora Neale Hurston

b)

Nella Larsen

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Josephine Baker

17.

True or false: The Cotton Club was a place where African Americans performed for other African Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Who was known for being one of the most militant writers during the Harlem Renaissance

a)

Jean Toomers

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Aaron Douglas

d)

Claude McKay

19.

What book did Zora Neale Hurston write that expressed longing independence felt by women black and white.

a)

Their Eyes Were Watching God

b)

I, Too

c)

It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing

d)

The Red Summer of 1919

20.

The photograph above was an example of —

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Freeman's Bureau legislation

c)

Jim Crow Laws

21.

Approximately this many African Americans moved to the North during & right after World War I.

a)

1 million

b)

5 million

c)

10 million

d)

25 million

22.

Which of these was NOT an important figure during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Zora Neale Hurston

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Booker T. Washington

23.

The most popular jazz club in the US during the 1920's was the

a)

Club 21

b)

Armstrong Club

c)

Cotton Club

d)

Club Speakeasy

24.

How did race relations in the South change after Reconstruction?

a)

Laws were created to increase African Americans' rights.

b)

Poll Taxes were decreased to ensure voting practices.

c)

Laws were created to limit African Americans' rights.

25.

Which type of discrimination is portrayed in this Jacob Lawrence painting from his Great Migration series?

a)

White people received the higher paying jobs in the North and Midwest.

b)

African Americans experienced segregation in public facilities.

c)

There were few job opportunities for African Americans in the North.

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