Harlem Renaissance Practice Test

What were the years of the Harlem Renaissance?

• A. 1920-1930

• B. 1918-1937

• C. 1925-1938

• D. 1910-1929

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the name of the publication founded by W.E.B. DuBois?

• A. The New Negro Movement

• B. The Great Migration

• C. The Crisis

• D. The Opportunity

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is not a reason for African Americans’ migration to the north?

• A. Economic opportunities

• B. Educational opportunities

• C. Escape from racial violence

• D. Better climate

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the main reason African Americans moved to the north during the Great Migration?

• The harsh labor in the south

• Racism

• Job and education opportunities

• Refusal of citizenship in the south

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

“Returning Soldier” was written in response to what event?

• The beginning of WWI

• The beginning of WWII

• The end of WWI

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Re-read “The Migration of Negroes.” How would you describe DuBois’ tone?

• Informative

• Angry

• Cheerful

• Humorous

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following is a credible source for academic research?

• A Facebook post from a doctor

• A lifestyle blog

• A journal from Stanford University

• An article from USA.gov

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is an example of a good research question?

• What years were the Harlem Renaissance?

• What was the significance and impact of the Harlem Renaissance?

• Who was in the Harlem Renaissance?

• Where is Harlem?

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How was The Messenger different from The Crisis in regards to the war?

• The Messenger encouraged African Americans to stay home and fight for democracy in America.

• The Crisis encouraged African Americans to stay home and fight for democracy in America.

• The Messenger did not acknowledge the war at all.

• The Crisis did not acknowledge the war at all.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In “Harlem: A Poem” by Walter Dean Myers, what is the mood of the text?

• Scary

• Hopeless

• Angry

• Celebratory

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5