WorksheetsHarlem Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. When hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved north, this was called...
a)
a. the Great Migration.
b)
b. the Harlem Renaissance.
c)
c. the Roaring 20s.
d)
d. Jim Crow.
2.
2. What were African Americans in search of on their journey north?
a)
a. culture
b)
b. food
c)
c. jobs
d)
d. land
3.
3. ____________ laws were one factor that encouraged people of color to flee the south.
a)
a. Jim Crow
b)
b. Sharecropper
c)
c. Douglas
d)
d. Immigration
4.
4. Why were so many drowning in debt in the south?
a)
a. They borrowed more than they could ever pay back.
b)
b. Their crops had been damaged.
c)
c. They were robbed often.
d)
d. The banks had closed.
5.
5. Where was the most popular place to settle in the north?
a)
a. upstate New York
b)
b. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
c)
c. Chicago, Illinois
d)
d. Harlem in New York City
6.
6. Which actor paved the way for other African Americans?
a)
a. Evelyn Preer
b)
b. Adelaide Hall
c)
c. Charles GIlpin
d)
d. Paul Robeson
7.
7. Where did the entertainment perform each night?
a)
a. The Cotton Club
b)
b. Broadway
c)
c. The Pioneer Club
d)
d. The Blues Building
8.
8. What other name was the era called?
a)
a. The United Negro Movement
b)
b. The Jazz Movement
c)
c. The New Negro Movement
d)
d. The Harlem Age
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