Harlem Renaissance Quiz

What does the phrase "Harlem Renaissance" represent?

• Harlem is the city hub; Renaissance represents an rebirth with an explosion in the arts

• Harlem is the city hub; Renaissance represents a bit change in social, economic, and political views.

• Harlem is the state hub; Renaissance represents an rebirth with an explosion in the arts

• Harlem is the state hub; Renaissance represents a bit change in social, economic, and political views.

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The Harlem Renaissance was influenced by the migration of African American citizens _____

• from rural areas to suburban neighborhoods in the South.

• from Southern cities to Northern cities, including New York, Chicago and St. Louis.

• from Northern cities to Southern cities in search of jobs.

• from foreign countries to the United States for better opportunities

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What did the New Negro Movement encourage artists to do?

• Abandon their cultural heritage in favor of European styles

• Promote only abstract art without any Cultural context

• Seek their artistic roots in traditional African art.

• Focus solely on modern technology in their artwork

What was the goal of the New Negro Movement?

• It encouraged African-Americans to become active members in creating change in social, political, and economic areas.

• It aimed to isolate African-Americans from mainstream society.

• It promoted The idea of racial superiority among white Americans

• For Harlem to become an oasis for African Americans in a country with widespread policies of racism

What is NOT true about the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar?

• Both of his parents were formerly slaves.

• At first, his poetry volumes were rejected for publication due to his race.

• He was the first famous poet during the Harlem Renaissance.

• He was friends with Orville Wright (who invented the first airplane with his older brother.)

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In the Poem "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar, he uses imagery of a caged bird that sings. Why is this a good example of imagery?

• Birds like to sing and the people of the Great Renaissance used music as a way to express themselves.

• Birds that are caged have no freedom. The song represents African Americans who are facing oppression under racial discrimination.

• Birds that are caged have no freedom, the author Paul is enslaved without freedom.

• Birds like to sing, and the Author Paul also is trying to become a singer, but hasn't made his big break in the music industry.

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In the Essay "The Great Migration and its Causes," which of the following was NOT a reason for the Great Migration?

• Violence in the south

• World War 1 needing more workers in factories

• Lack of economic opportunity in the South

• Segregation in schools

Which of the following is NOT true about the Author, Dr. Charles S. Johnson.

• He was the first African American president of Fisk University.

• He was a life-long advocate for segregation in schools in the south.

• He was a life-long advocate for equal rights for all Americans.

• He died of a heart attack at the age of 63.

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Why was the author James Weldon Johnson called a "REAL Renaissance Man?"

• He was the African American that published the most writing out of everyone.

• He was an African American that had interests and talents in a variety of subjects and topics.

• He was an African American that migrated to the north during the Great Migration.

• He was a white ally to the Harlem Renaissance.

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In the essay "The New Frontage of American Life" by Charles S. Johnson, he speaks on page 13 about "Europe, suddenly flaming with war." What does the first sentence say is the MAIN reason for the movement of African Americans to the cities in the North?

• The city of the North needed laborer's, as many of the European laborers were no longer coming from Europe.

• Most of the North's laborer's had fled to the South to escape the war.

• The city in the North were building new factories and needed more workers.

• The people of the South were coming North to purchase land in order to establish their own farms.

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