Section: Verbal

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Read the passage by clicking the link above and answer the following question.

With which of the following statements regarding the writers of the Harlem Renaissance would the author most likely agree?

1. Their awareness of oppression caused them to reject American society.
2. Their detachment from their subject matter lessened the impact of their works.
3. Their art suffered from their over-involvement in political crusades.
4. They needed to increase their commitment to international solidarity.
5. They transformed their increasing social and political consciousness into art.

In lines 8 - 10, the author mentions the growing interest in social and economic problems among the writers of the Harlem Renaissance. They used poetry, prose, and song to cry out against social and economic wrongs. Thus, they transformed their growing social and political interest into art.