1 Two great scholars and activist of the Harlem Renaissance

1. Two great scholars and activist of the Harlem Renaissance, Alain Locke and Dr. W.EB DuBois coined the following cultural movement idea: a. \"Black is Beautiful\" b. The New Negro c· The New American 2. The following foundation that played a primary importance in the support of African American artists between the 1920s and 1950s was: a· The Ford Foundation b The Rockefeller Foundation c· The Harmon Foundation 3. The most dynamic artist of the Harlem Renaissance was: a. Aaron Douglas b. Henry O. Tanner c. Joshua Johnston 4. The sculptor who worked with ceramic, copper, wood and stone and tried to give his/her work an “African\" as well as African American expression was: a. Mary Edmonia Lewis b. Sargent Claude Johnson c. Archibald Motley 5. African American artists during the Harlem Renaissance a. Created very few works of art b. Only painted non- African American themes. c. Created an explosion of visual arts in painting sculptures that had much to do with their lives 6· The Harlem Renaissance ofAfrican Americans was. a. A cultural revolution b. A cultural repression c. Neither of the above A dynamic political and social movement that inspired the Harlem renaissance artists was: 7. a· The Communist Movement b. The movement for integration c. The Marcus Garvey Movement

Solution

1) b.The new Negro

The New Negro Movement was coined by Alain LeRoy Locke (a sociologist and writer) and Dr.W.E.B.Dubois .

Harlem Renaissance and “New Negro” movement helped in the African American Civil Rights Movement.

6) b.A cultural repression

Harlem Renaissance was a cultural repression where so many African American youths got a link to their heritage and to one another.