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21. Slave owners resisted abolition for what reason ?
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A. Slaveholders objected to losing leisure time.

B. Slaveholders felt economic security rested on the system of slavery.

C. B and C.

D. A and C.

E. Slaves outnumbered non-slaves and might rebel.

22. The importance of Lucy Terrys Bars Flight is________________?
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A. The poem is filled with Christian symbolism.

B. The poems form of rhymed tetrameter couplets.

C. The fact that the poem is the most accurate account of the 1742 Indian-White engagement in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

D. The poem shows her future work as a advocate of civil rights.

23. The fact that Claude McKay visited Russia in 1922 exemplifies the following theme of Modernism_____________?
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A. Collectivism versus the authority of the individual.

B. The disassociated, anomic self.

C. The impact of WWI and the 1918 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia.

D. The wearing away of traditional class structures.

24. David Walkers Appeal in Four Articles argues that_________________?
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A. The races should not intermarry.

B. Blacks have the duty to resist slavery.

C. Blacks should return to Africa.

D. Christians the only ones not to blame for the existence of slavery.

25. Which characteristic of the slave narrative did Frederick Douglass include in the first chapter of his Narrative ?
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A. Narration of a deserved punishment.

B. Depictions of a beautiful rural environment.

C. The authors father is often a white man.

D. Descriptions of the kinds of food and clothing slaves were given.

26. The Day Duke Raised by Quincy Troupe is a jazz poem because______________?
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A. The poem can be set to music.

B. The poems rhythmic lines.

C. The references to jazz songs and musicians.

D. There is repetition.

27. Who wrote Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl ?
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A. Harriet Jacobs

B. Lucy Terry

C. Harriet Wilson

D. William Wells Brown

28. Why does Dee want the quilt in Alice Walkers Everyday Use ?
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A. She doesnt want Maggie to have it.

B. She wants to display it for her friends to see.

C. She is proud of her heritage.

D. She loves the beauty of it.

29. The subject of Soujourner Truths Aint I a Woman is_______________?
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A. The rights of farm hands.

B. A and B.

C. Womens rights.

D. Negro rights.

E. The right to keep ones children.

30. In Gwendolyn Brooks poem, we real cool, the Golden Shovel is_______________?
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A. The name of a restaurant the pool players cannot enter.

B. A metaphor for the pool players who are trying to dig out of their neighborhood.

C. The name of a pool hall.

D. A metaphor for colossal lies they have been buried with.

31. During the early 20th century, a black persons purpose in passing might have been_________________?
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A. To escape from slavery.

B. None of the above.

C. To get better accommodations on the train, better seats in the theatre.

D. To obtain justice for black people.

32. The most important tenet of the Black Arts Movements is________________?
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A. African American art should exclude women.

B. African American images should inspire African Americans.

C. African American art should subvert the art of Europeans and White Americans.

D. African American literature should replicate educated White language.

33. In Chapter 11 of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, how does Malcolm X survive prison ?
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A. Fighting.

B. Getting an education.

C. Contacting famous authors.

D. Making friends with the guards.

34. Who is the author of the novel Passing ?
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A. William Wells Brown

B. Charles Chesnutt

C. Nella Larsen.

D. James Weldon Johnson

35. For Booker T. Washington, racial uplift means_______________?
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A. Calling for violent uprisings.

B. ricans to reach their potential.</strong>

C. Rejecting all White assistance.

D. Allowing Whites to help African

E. Separating Blacks by income level

36. Neo-Slave narratives are contemporary novels written about slavery. Toni Morrisons Beloved is about the ghost of a baby the character Sethe murdered to keep her from being recaptured by their master. The opening chapter of the novel represents the neo-slave narrative by its________________?
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A. Condemnation of the plantation myth.

B. Examination of the psychological damage of slavery.

C. Insistence on desegregation.

D. Discussion of race relations in the North and South.

37. In Lucille Cliftons wishes for son, the narrator lists what wishes her sons ?
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A. That they have richer lives than hers.

B. That they learn from her mistakes.

C. That they have all they ever wished for themselves.

D. That they experience all the pain and embarrassment of being a woman.

38. Alice Walkers story, Everyday Use, includes which Womanist concern ?
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A. The negative consequences of feminism on the African American family.

B. The importance of African religious influence in America.

C. The importance of African American craftsmanship.

D. The importance of men to the African American family.

39. In Octavia Butlers Bloodchild, The Tlick keep the humans happy by_______________?
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A. Supplying them with narcotic eggs.

B. Paying them very well.

C. Freeing the males after they are hosts.

D. Letting them choose their own mates.

40. Slavery in the United States was officially abolished in ______________?
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A. 1804

B. 1807

C. 1848

D. 1865

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