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We Wear the Mask Quiz

1 Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this poem?
It is dishonest and condemnable to act in a way that belies one's true intentions.

Empathy and altruism are universal values honored by people of all cultures.

To survive a world of injustice, the oppressed must often conceal their pain from their apathetic oppressors.

Humanity is inherently kind and loving.
2 In what year was this poem published?
1893

1896

1894

1895
3 Which of the following best describes the meter of this poem?
Iambic pentameter

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic pentameter
4 Which of the following is NOT a major theme of this poem?
Trauma

War

Racial performance

Community
5 Which of the following contains an example of alliteration?
"With torn and bleeding hearts we smile"

“Why should the world be over-wise”

"In counting all our tears and sighs?"

"Beneath our feet, and long the mile"
6 Which of the following INCORRECTLY describes the argument this poem makes about race?
Racial injustice oppresses the speech and self-expression of Black Americans.

White America can be apathetic and ignorant toward racial injustice.

Racism can easily be overcome through compassion.

Racism often leads to the development of a double consciousness.
7 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?
Metonymy

Assonance

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration
8 Which of the following takes place in the final two lines of the poem?
The masqueraders must regulate their speech and actions in the presence of their oppressors.

The masqueraders are finally able to sleep after after intense physical labor.

The masqueraders reiterate their wish to keep the rest of the world away from the truth of their masks.

The masqueraders are toiling in the fields.
9 How many lines does this poem contain?
16

13

14

15
10 Which of the following is a hyperbole?
"But let the world dream otherwise"

"We sing, but oh the clay is vile"

“And mouth with myriad subtleties"

"We wear the mask that grins and lies"
11 Which of the following best describes the form of the poem?
Rondeau

Villanelle

Haiku

Petrarchan sonnet
12 Which of the following best describes the setting of the poem?
Gothic, haunted, dark

Unspecified for most of the poem; agricultural and migratory in Stanza 3

Paradisiacal, Edenic, verdant

Urban, developed, densely populated
13 Which of the following INCORRECTLY describes the conflict taking place in the poem?
The impression of contentment given off by the mask vs. the suffering hidden behind the mask

Those who wear the mask vs. those who do not and are unable to understand those who do

Black suffering vs. racial injustice in white America

Those who make the mask vs. those who wear the mask
14 Which of the following best describes the tone of the speaker?
Assertive, critical, forceful, defiant, mournful

Soft, sentimental, nostalgic, enamored

Humorous, sarcastic, playful

Happy, enthusiastic, ebullient, hopeful
15 Where is the climax of the poem?
Stanza 3

The beginning of Stanza 1

The end of Stanza 1

Stanza 2
16 In which collection was this poem published?
Majors and Minors

Oak and Ivy

Lyrics of the Hearthside

Lyrics of Lowly Life
17 Which of the following INCORRECTLY describes this poem?
It is written in standard English.

It is written in an African-American dialect.

It is written in the first person plural voice.

It features Biblical language.
18 Which of the following best describes the author?
A romantic poet of the early nineteenth century

An Irish modernist poet of the early twentieth century

A Black American poet of the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth century

A postcolonial poet of the late twentieth century
19 Which of the following is NOT an example of rhyme from this poem?
"cries/arise"

"vile/bile"

"guile/smile"

"lies/eyes"
20 The line "And mouth with myriad subtleties" does NOT feature which of the following?
Alliteration

Metonymy

A portrayal of verbal oppression

Hyperbole
21 When "the world dream[s] otherwise," it does which of the following?
Empathize with those who must wear the mask

Develop fantasies about parades and masquerades

Experience the same injustice as the masqueraders

Treat the masqueraders with ignorance and apathy
22 "We smile, but, O great Christ, / our cries To thee from tortured souls arise" is an example of which of the following?
Biblical allusion

Shakespearean allusion

Mythical allusion

Legal allusion
23 Which of the following is NOT a motif or symbol found in this poem?
Vegetation

The Bible

The mask

Disembodiment
24 Where does the situational irony of this poem lie?
Between the emotions communicated by the mask and those that lie behind the mask

Between what is expected of Christ and what he does

Between the past and the present of the masqueraders

Between what is said by the oppressors and what they intend
25 Which of the following best describes the reception of the book in which this poem was published?
"We Wear the Mask" instantly became the most popular piece from the book.

The book was banned from schools.

The book was coldly dismissed by critics and the public.

A famous critic praised Dunbar for his dialect poems in the book.

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