1 What collection did this poem appear in? The Medea and Other Poems Color Copper Sun One Way to Heaven 2 What is the tone of the poem? Cold Triumphant Bitter Subdued 3 Who wrote "Miscegenation"? Zora Neale Hurston Natasha Trethewey Morgan Parker Maya Angelou 4 When was the poem published? 1931 1919 1925 1903 5 Who are the protagonists of the poem? People looking out of a window Two men in an interracial relationship A white man crossing the street A crowd outside a store 6 What is the poem's meter Iambic pentameter Dactylic octameter Ballad meter Free verse 7 How many stanzas does the poem have? Twelve Three Two Four 8 What is the poem's genre? Ekphrasis Victorian poetry Love poetry Pastoral ode 9 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABCABC ABBA ABBCC ABAB 10 What type of stanzas does the poem have? Couplets Octaves Tercets Quatrains 11 What does the speaker compare the couple to? A bolt of lightning Thunder The moonlight A crystal stair case 12 What literary movement was Cullen commonly associated with? The Harlem Renaissance The Beats The French Symbolists The Black Mountain Poets 13 Which poet was a major influence on Cullen? W.B. Yeats John Keats Emily Dickinson Lord Byron 14 Who wrote "Cross"? James Weldon Johnson Claude McKay Natasha Trethewey Langston Hughes 15 Where did Cullen attend college? New York University Queens College Columbia University Brooklyn College 16 What is depicted in the second stanza of the poem? The disapproval of outside observers The couple's romantic bliss The couple's anger at the outside world A flower bed 17 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "That lightning brilliant as a sword" "Indignant that these two should dare" "Should blaze the path of thunder." "And here the fair folk talk," 18 What is the speaker's view of the relationship? Uncaring Positive Ambivalent Negative 19 When does the climax of the poem occur? When the onlookers stare and whisper When the main characters cross the street When the onlookers say hateful things When the main characters pay no attention to the indignation of others 20 How are the two men described? Holding hands Being far apart Hugging Walking arm in arm 21 What does the word "sable" mean? satin a cut of cloth soft black 22 Which of the following lines is an examples of hyperbole? "The golden splendor of the day," "And here the fair folk talk," "In unison to walk." "Oblivious to look and word" 23 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Day Rain Lightning Night 24 When was Cullen born? 1903 1905 1901 1900 25 What does the word "splendor" mean? Brightness Magnificence Yellow Sun
