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Sweet Harlem

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Harlem?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

Detroit

d)

San Francisco

2.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

A travelling basketball team

b)

A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature

c)

A medieval game

d)

Time period of around 1210 a.d. when the games of jousting and art became popular

3.

During which decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?

a)

1900-1910

b)

1920s and 1930s

c)

1940s and 1950s

d)

late 1800s

4.

Who was Louis Armstrong?

a)

famous African American artist

b)

famous African American painter

c)

famous African American musician

5.

Who was Langston Hughes?

a)

famous African American author and poet

b)

famous African American musician

c)

famous African American artist

6.

Who was Jacob Lawrence?

a)

famous African American author and poet

b)

famous African American musician

c)

famous African American artist

7.

How did the Harlem Renaissance influence the world? Click all that apply

a)

it only had an impact on the immediate area of New York

b)

it spread from the area of Harlem to other parts of the nation

c)

it not only influenced African Americans, but other cultures as well

8.

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

a)

True

b)

False

9.
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.
10.
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
11.
Harlem is a neighborhood in 
a)
New York City
b)
New Orleans
c)
New Jersey
d)
Africa
12.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
13.

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

14.

When did the Harlem Renaissance start?

a)

2017

b)

1920

c)

1930

d)

3012

15.
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
16.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s