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English Literature Mcqs

In Nikki Giovanni’s “The American Vision of Lincoln,” the poet argues that the Capitol needs a statue of _____________next to the one of Abraham Lincoln?

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In Nikki Giovanni’s “The American Vision of Lincoln,” the poet argues that the Capitol needs a statue of _____________next to the one of Abraham Lincoln?

A. W.E.B. DuBois
B. Amiri Baraka
C. Booker T. Washington
D. Frederick Douglass

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Why was it important that slave narratives have a title page that claimed either that the narrative was written by the narrator himself (or his words were recorded by someone close to him, preferably white) ?

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Why was it important that slave narratives have a title page that claimed either that the narrative was written by the narrator himself (or his words were recorded by someone close to him, preferably white) ?

A. So the author could get paid.
B. In order for people to believe the events in the narratives.
C. So that slave owners could refute the events in the narratives.
D. So that the author could be assured he wouldn’t be recaptured.

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Which author relied on complex characters and dialect to overturn American stereotypes about Southern African Americans ?

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Which author relied on complex characters and dialect to overturn American stereotypes about Southern African Americans ?

A. William Wells Brown
B. Richard Wright
C. Charles Chesnutt
D. Booker T. Washington

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Harriet Jacob’s slave narrative Incidents in the Life differs from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s abolitionist novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin in what way ?

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Harriet Jacob’s slave narrative Incidents in the Life differs from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s abolitionist novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin in what way ?

A. Stowe’s novel is sentimental.
B. Stowe describes the treatment of slaves.
C. Stowe describes the escape of slaves.
D. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was used by abolitionists.

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Which characteristic of the slave narrative did Frederick Douglass include in the first chapter of his Narrative ?

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Which characteristic of the slave narrative did Frederick Douglass include in the first chapter of his Narrative ?

A. Narration of a deserved punishment.
B. Depictions of a beautiful rural environment.
C. Descriptions of the kinds of food and clothing slaves were given.
D. The author’s father is often a white man.

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Frederick Douglass argued that slaves sang spirituals for all of the following reasons except______________?

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Frederick Douglass argued that slaves sang spirituals for all of the following reasons except______________?

A. To impress the horrors of slavery on listeners
B. To ease their pain
C. To pray for deliverance
D. To show that they were content in their work

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In the poem “When Malindy Sings,” Paul Laurence Dunbar uses irony and caricature to “signify” on white assumptions about African Americans. What does Henry Louis Gate’s term “signify” mean ?

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In the poem “When Malindy Sings,” Paul Laurence Dunbar uses irony and caricature to “signify” on white assumptions about African Americans. What does Henry Louis Gate’s term “signify” mean ?

A. Giving words double meaning that appear differently to white and black readers.
B. Fixing words with very specific meanings.
C. Making sure that what is written makes sense.
D. Lying to mislead the reader.

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According to Larry Neal, the primary goal of the Black Arts Movement is_______________?

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According to Larry Neal, the primary goal of the Black Arts Movement is_______________?

A. To speak to the spiritual and cultural needs of African Americans.
B. To raise awareness of violence in African American youth.
C. To support the Back to Africa Movement.
D. To raise money for Sickle Cell Anemia research.

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