Period 6 Presentation Quiz

What is one event that led to the Harlem Renaissance?

• Black Americans moved to the North from the South

• Black artists wanted to create art similar to White artists

• There was no more discrimination

Countee Cullen drew inspiration from both _ and _ poets.

Who is Jean Toomer?

• An author who wrote "Cane"

• A talented jazz musician

• An artist

• a civil rights leader

One reason fiction from the Harlem Renaissance was so unique was:

• It expressed the impact of racism on the African American experience.

• It focused solely on European literary traditions.
• It ignored the social issues faced by African Americans.
• It was primarily written in a foreign language.

Georgia Douglas Johnson was not only a poet, but also

• a playwright and activist
• a novelist and painter
• a musician and dancer
• a historian and journalist

Zora Neale Hurston's most famous work was:

• Invisible Man
• The Color Purple
• Their Eyes Were Watching God
• Beloved

Langston Hughes poem "I, Too" expressed what about America?

• It argues that African Americans should assimilate into white culture.
• It expresses the hope for equality in a segregated America.

• It celebrates the exclusion of African Americans from American culture.
• It suggests that America is already perfect and needs no change.

The ________________________ was a rebirth in African American Art, intellectualism, and literature.

• The Great Migration

• The Harlem Renaissance

• Prohibition

• Consumerism

Answer explanation

The Harlem Renaissance was a rebirth in African American Art, intellectualism, and literature.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Harlem Renaissance?

• Increased recognition of African American literature

• The end of racial discrimination in the United States

• The emergence of jazz as a major musical genre

• The inspiration for future civil rights movements

Which genre of music is often associated with the Harlem Renaissance?

• Rock

• Jazz

• Classical

• Hip-hop