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Harlem Renaissance

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two writers began their careers in Harlem's literary community?

a)

Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston

b)

Bessie Smith and Langston Hughes

c)

Duke Ellington and Bessie Smith

d)

Louis Armstrong and Zora Neale Hurston

2.

Which jazz clubs in Harlem were known for swing dance?

a)

Small's Paradise and The Cotton Club

b)

The Cotton Club and The Hurricane Ballroom

c)

The Savoy Ballroom and The Cotton Club

d)

Small's Paradise and The Savoy Ballroom

3.

Who organized the Silent Parade in 1917 to protest lynching and anti-black violence?

a)

Duke Ellington

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Langston Hughes

4.

Which magazine became the official magazine of the NAACP during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

The Cotton Club

b)

The Savoy Ballroom

c)

The Crisis

d)

The Harlem Renaissance

5.

Which musician was the bandleader at the Cotton Club?

a)

Bessie Smith

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Cab Calloway

d)

Louis Armstrong

6.

Who was known as the 'Empress of the Blues'?

a)

Zora Neale Hurston

b)

Ethel Waters

c)

Countee Cullen

d)

Bessie Smith

7.

Which painter created 'The Janitor Who Paints'?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Aaron Douglas

c)

James VanDerZee

d)

Palmer Hayden

8.

Who believed that African-Americans would only experience true artistic achievement when they became equal in society?

a)

Countee Cullen

b)

James Weldon Johnson

c)

Zora Neale Hurston

d)

Langston Hughes

9.

Which organization recognized exceptional artistic talent among unrecognized black artists?

a)

The Harmon Foundation

b)

The NAACP

c)

The UNIA

d)

The Niagara Movement

10.

Which event served as the catalyst for the creation of the New Negro Movement?

a)

The housing crash

b)

The lynching of Wilbur Little

c)

The return of the 369th Infantry Regiment

d)

The Silent Parade

11.

Which poet criticized The Cotton Club's racist policies?

a)

Countee Cullen

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Zora Neale Hurston

12.

Which civil rights activist founded the Niagara Movement and later became a founding member of the NAACP?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

13.

Which jazz musician got his start playing at Connie's Inn in Harlem?

a)

Cab Calloway

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Bessie Smith

14.

Which event in 1935 sparked a riot in Harlem?

a)

The housing crisis

b)

The shooting of Gonzalo Gonzales

c)

The Harlem Renaissance

d)

The invasion of Ethiopia

15.

Which writer focused on the experiences of working-class African-Americans?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Zora Neale Hurston

c)

Countee Cullen

d)

James Weldon Johnson