Question

read the excerpt from the negro artist and the racial mountain

to these the negro artist can give his racial individuality, his heritage of rhythm and warmth, and his incongruous humor that so often, as in the blues, becomes ironic laughter mixed with tears.

in this context, what is the meaning of incongruous?

contradictory
undeserving
delightful
constant

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "incongruous", we analyze the context: the humor is described as "ironic laughter mixed with tears". Ironic laughter (which is a form of humor) combined with tears (sadness) shows a contradiction. "Contradictory" fits this idea of a mix of opposing elements (humor and sadness). "Undeserving" doesn't relate to a mix of emotions. "Delightful" is too positive and doesn't capture the mix. "Constant" refers to something unchanging, not a mix of opposing things.

Answer:

A. contradictory