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Who were three most important writers during the Renaissance?
Dunbar, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston
Barron Nespan, J.R. Tvynovel, and Harrison Webb
Conner G. Path, Grayson Rod, and Ledyard
R. J. Kelly, Baxter Brown Jr., and Layton Ethers
2
What force of nature differs from the peaceful pear tree found at the beginning of the novel?
The Eatonville earthquake
The infectious insects
The horizon
The hurricane
3
What was the name of the most famous club in Harlem (in which many artists got their start)?
The Big Dipper
The Cotton Club
The 8th Arm
The Nightlife Club
4
Who was the first black person to make a living writing?
Brooks Theo
Andrew Handler
Langston Hughes
Sylvester Thurman
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Why did the Harlem Renaissance decline?
Many got sick due to the spread of bird flu
The Great Depression and the increase of racism/segregation
Natural disaster swept through Harlem
A stiff increase in taxes
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What was her most popular book?
The Bluest Eye
Twilight
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Help
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"De black woman is de mule uh de world so fur as Ah can see." Who says this?
Nanny
Logan Killicks
Jody Starks
Janie Crawford
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During what time did Hurston write?
Civil Rights Movement
Harlem Renaissance
World War I
The Great Depression
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Who was a famous painter in the Harlem Renaissance?
Aaron Douglas
Leonardo DaVinci
Calimus Brantical
Nan Goldin
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Where did Hurston grow up?
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
North Carolina
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What was the Great Migration?
Another name for the migratory patterns of bird
A riot that happened in Detroit
Millions of black Americans moved north for employment
The march of African Americans to the center of Harlem
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When was Hurston born?
1899
1900
1891
1870
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What is a theme in
Their Eyes Were Watching God
?
Slavery
Death
Birth
Love
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Nanny's definition of a healthy marriage for Janie revolves around all these elements except
mimicking a proper "white" relationship
legitimacy
true love and acceptance
material wealth and social standings
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What was a common theme among Harlem Renaissance painters?
African American Culture
Slavery
Splatter Paint
Impressionism
16
The Harlem Renaissance time period was from ____ to ____.
1940-1950
1920-1930
1910-1930
1930-1950
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Which person or element appears throughout the novel as a representation of God?
The white folk
Janie's three husbands
Nature
Nanny
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The most popular music of the Harlem Renaissance was...
Rock & Roll
R&B
Jazz and Blues
Country
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The Harlem Renaissance was also known as...
Jazz Boom
The New Negro Movement
African American Revolution
Harlem Take Over
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What impact did the Harlem Renaissance have on the African American community?
Impressionist Era
Global Warming
Climate Change
Set stage for the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s-60s
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Which setting found in
Their Eyes Were Watching God
was also author Hurston's birthplace?
Eatonville
The "Muck"
Everglades
Harlem
