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Harlem Renaissance Pt. I
Harlem Renaissance Pt. I
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1
In 1920, what was the average rate of lynchings ?
twice everyday
one everyday
None of the Above
one every six days
2
Harlem was considered all of the following, except ________.
Chitlin City
the Culture Capital
Black World
Mecca of the New Negro
3
The Harlem Renaissance not only promoted an appreciation of jazz, but also _______.
Country
Blues
Jazz
Gospel
4
WWI was one of the reasons blacks were able to receive jobs.
True
False
5
Zora Neal Hurston was from _________.
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
6
WWI stopped the flow of European immigrants to the United States.
True
False
7
Claude McCay was from _______.
West Indies
Jamaica
Missouri
Kansas
8
Black writers were challenged with the obligation to produce art or propaganda.
False
True
9
The Great Migration began in _______.
1915
1910
1930
1920
10
Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, and Louis Armstrong are all accredited for ______.
smoking the best weed
starting the first big band
None of the Above
creating the blues
11
Many whites associated the blues "as the devil's music."
False
True
12
By 1960, what percentage of Blacks were considered urban and lived outside the Southern states?
95%
75%
25%
50%
13
The Harlem Renaissance lasted between the ________ and ________.
end of WWII and the Civil Rights Movement
end of WWI and the beginning of the Great Depression
signing of the emancipation proclamation and the Civil war
None of the Above
14
"Shuffle Along"
featured, singer and actress, _________.
Angela Davis
None of the Above
Zora Neal Hurston
Josephine Baker
15
The artists of the Harlem renaissance period encouraged one another's work.
False
True
16
How many years are considered a generation?
fifteen
ten
twenty
None of the Above
17
The New Negro
was written in ________.
1930
None of the Above
1927
1925
18
All of the following represent negro spirituals, except________.
"Go Down Moses"
"Sometimes I feel like A Motherless Child"
"Swing Low"
"Is there a Heaven for a Gangster"
19
The Great migration ended in _______.
1950
1960
1940
1970
20
How many generations passed since the abolition of slavery?
six
five
three
None of the Above
21
The North promised all of the following to Blacks except ________.
educational opportuities
jobs
equal rights
housing
22
_________ were probably the best-known form of music created by black Americans.
None of the Above
The Blues
Spirituals
Jazz songs
23
The New Negro
was written by ________.
Langston Hughes
Alain Locke
W.E.B. DuBois
Master P
24
The Great Migration lasted for 50 years.
False
True
25
Shuffle Along
was considered a __________.
musical
None of the Above
play
dance
26
Langston Hughes was originally from _________.
Louisiana
Missouri
Kentucky
Kansas
27
The New Negro
was a book published with the contribution of young black writers.
False
True
28
Wallace Thurman was originally from ___________.
Kansas
Kentucky
California
Utah
29
The mass movement of blacks from the rural south was called _______.
to hell with the South Movement
we're getting away from massa quick, fast and in a hurry
Black flight
the Great Migration
30
What percentage of Blacks lived in the south around 1910?
50%
75%
95%
25%