African American Quarterly Assessment II
- 1.Dr. Robert Walker is a Dayton Public Schools board member?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Dr. Walker has a strong foundation in the religious community?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The term "greenhorn" refers to someone who has been in a position for a long time?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.The poem " The Woman's Mourning Song," is about a women who is baking bread for her husband?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The author bell hooks uses her grandmothers name instead of hers when she writes?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Langston Hughes is the author of the poem "I , Too?"
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Langston Hughes was a major author during the New York Renaissance?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The poem I, Too discusses the struggles of African Americans in the United States?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Sterling Brown is the author of "Strong Men," a poem about the strength of the African American males?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Spoken word is a form of writing stories.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Many African American Spanish American War volunteers hoped their ___________ would bring them equality,
- A.
Segregation
- B.
Patriotism
- C.
Free labor
- D.
Citizenship
- 12.Critics of the _______ claimed that his view of race relations in America were one of accommodation.
- A.
Frederick Douglass
- B.
Booker T. Washington
- C.
Carter G. Woodson
- D.
Ernest Just
- 13.W.E.B. Du Bois believed that the actions of Booker T. Washington led to the legal implementaion fo the ________ laws.
- A.
Black Code
- B.
Eurocentric
- C.
Conservative wave
- D.
Seperate but egeal
- 14.In the early 1900's whites acclelerated their______ about African Americans being inferior and whites being superior in all respects.
- A.
Segregation
- B.
Propaganda
- C.
Public schools
- D.
Riots
- 15.In 1915, the Supreme Court declared that Oklahoma's _________, which had denied African Americans their right to vote, was unconstitional.
- A.
Red Summer
- B.
Tuskegee Machine
- C.
Grandfather Clause
- D.
Conservative wave
- 16.The African American community was often victimized by ________ initiated by angry whites in the early 1900's
- A.
Ghettos
- B.
Miagration
- C.
Innuendoes
- D.
Race riots
- 17.The film Birth of a Nation shattered the hopes of many African Americans that ________was near.
- A.
Equality
- B.
Patriotism
- C.
Financial independence
- D.
Segregation
- 18.As African Americans miagrated north, realators entered into__________ in which they agreed not to sell property in certain neighborhoods to them.
- A.
Ghettos
- B.
Trade unions
- C.
Restrictive covenants
- D.
Reperations
- 19.African Americans who servered in World War I were ________ in the military just as they had been in civilian life.
- A.
given leadership roles
- B.
Honored
- C.
Discriminated against
- D.
Free laborers
- 20.The two main goals of the UNIA were self-determination and ________.
- A.
Collective economics
- B.
Labor unions
- C.
Pan-Africanism
- D.
Socialism
- 21.Marcus Garvey's philosophy focused on pride in one's own________.
- A.
Abilities
- B.
Creative spirit
- C.
Heritage
- D.
Personal growth
- 22.The _______ was fueled by the creative enery of African Americans who miagrated to the North and were finally able to freely express their talents.
- A.
Black Nationalism
- B.
Harlem Renaissance
- C.
Black belt theory
- D.
Pan African Movement
- 23.The works of Langston Hughts spoke to _____ African Americans who denied their own cultural heritage.
- A.
Segregated
- B.
Relocated
- C.
Educated
- D.
Dislocated
- 24.The foundation of socialism and communism was the belief that _________, not race, was the major factor in the oppression of African Americans.
- A.
Personal wealth
- B.
Collective economics
- C.
Class
- D.
Conservative awareness
- 25.Southern white members of Congress felt that Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was ________.
- A.
Their spokesman
- B.
Guilty of tax evasion
- C.
An inexperienced leader
- D.
Arrogant and upity
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