WorksheetsThe Harlem Renaissance
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
True or false: The Cotton Club was a place where African Americans performed for other African Americans.
True
False
The most popular jazz club in the US during the 1920's was the
Club 21
Armstrong Club
Cotton Club
Club Speakeasy
The photograph above was an example of —
Reconstruction
Freeman's Bureau legislation
Jim Crow Laws
What was another name for the Harlem Renaissance?
The New Negro Movement
The Great Awakening
The Black Art Movement
The Jazz Age
Who was known for documenting African American life, especially the emerging Black middle class in New York?
Aaron Douglas
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
James Van Der Zee
Richmond Barthe
Which artist used Egyptian and West African sources in his art to depict segregation and race?
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Richmond Barthe
James Van Der Zee
Aaron Douglas
Which poet's work refused to make Black life look happier or less painful than it actually was?
Claude McKay
Langston Hughes
Countee Cullen
Zora Neale Hurston
Who published 'The Weary Blues' in 1926?
Claude McKay
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
Countee Cullen
What significant cultural change occurred for African-Americans during the Harlem Renaissance?
A new racial identity and cultural pride resulted in an outburst of freedom of expression.
Businesses began to grow and black police officers patrolled the streets of Harlem.
As a black middle-class formed in Harlem, more students were sent to black universities such as Howard and Spellman.
Marcus Garvey formed the United Negro Improvement Association and W.E.B. Du Bois founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons.
Which work of Langston Hughes reflected his and Archibald Motley’s conflict in finding their racial identity?
Cross - about conflicting heritage of mixed racial ethnicity.
Good-Bye, Christ - depicting himself as a radical communist in his work.
Lift Every Heart and Sing - pride felt in his African heritage and an anthem for blacks everywhere.
The Negro Speaks of Rivers - freedom and ancient ties discovered after slavery.
What was the importance of African American literature, art, and music at this time?
What is Langston Hughes message in this poem?
Which genre of music became a hallmark of the Harlem Renaissance?
Hip-Hop
Classical
Blues and Jazz
Rock
Which female writer of the Harlem Renaissance was known for her portrayal of racial struggles in the early 20th century American South?
A) Zora Neale Hurston
B) Nella Larsen
C) Jessie Redmon Fauset
D) Alice Dunbar Nelson
What was the primary focus of the Harlem Renaissance in terms of cultural expression?
A) To promote African American literature and arts
B) To establish political dominance in New York
C) To create economic opportunities for African Americans
D) To develop new scientific theories
