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Which two cities were the most popular destinations during the Great Migration?

A
New York and Chicago
B
Atlanta and New York
C
Detroit and Chicago
D
Chicago and Atlanta
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The Jazz Age occurred during which decade?

A
1910s
B
1920s
C
1930s
D
1940s
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Two push factors that caused African Americans to leave the South in the early 1900s were

A
segregation and low wages.
B
integration and Jim Crow laws.
C
job opportunities and music.
D
the Harlem Renaissance and literature.
4

The Cotton Club was famous for which of the following?

A
food
B
music
C
art
D
poetry
5

Besides jazz, the Harlem Renaissance was also known for African American

A
literature.
B
job growth.
C
education.
D
business growth.
6

A result of jazz’s development during the 1920s and 1930s was that many people

A
began performing spirituals.
B
claimed credit for jazz.
C
rejected the ragtime sound.
D
embraced jazz music.
7

Who was called the “Shakespeare of Harlem” during the Harlem Renaissance?

A
Langston Hughes
B
James Weldon Johnson
C
Claude McKay
D
Louis Armstrong
8

Zora Neale Hurston collected and wrote about African American

A
jazz.
B
folk tales.
C
poetry.
D
spirituals.
9

A poet whose works inspired other Harlem Renaissance poets was

A
Nella Larsen.
B
Claude McKay.
C
James Weldon Johnson.
D
Countee Cullen.
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Which best describes how the Great Migration affected Northern cities?

A
Northern cities changed very little as African Americans moved in.
B
Northern cities became as segregated as the Southern cities.
C
Northern cities forced African Americans into segregated neighborhoods.
D
Northern cities grew more diverse as African Americans shared their culture.

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