21. Document Project 21: The New Negro and the Harlem Renaissance

**Quiz for Document 21.8 Aaron Douglas, Illustration, The New Negro, 1925**

Quiz for Document 21.8: Aaron Douglas, Illustration, The New Negro, 1925

Document 21.8: Aaron Douglas, Illustration, The New Negro, 1925

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question 1

1. What is the significance of using a black and white image to convey the message of The New Negro?

Simplicity

Stark contrast

Cheap materials

Inexpensive printing

Question 2

2. In its original printing within Alain Locke’s The New Negro, Douglas’s image was titled “Sahdji,” meaning an African tribal girl. What does this title reveal about the image?

Douglas incorporated African traditions into modern American art.

The New Negro did not reflect modern America as much as ancient Africa.

The Harlem Renaissance denounced the African heritage of the black community.

The depiction was a stereotyped depiction of modern African Americans.

Question 3

3. In what way does the artist incorporate broader artistic trends of the early 1900s?

Traditional imagery

Impressionist style

Abstract art

Cubist style

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