This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 12 (43 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was unique about the way that Nancy Lee's classmate's thought about her? A) They didn't think of her as colored. B) They thought that she was poor. C) They thought that she didn't deserve to win the award. D) They thought they she was less than them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They didn't think of her as colored. 2. In Langston Hughes' poem 'Dreams', what does the line 'Hold fast to dreams' mean? A) To ignore dreams and aspirations. B) To chase after someone else's dreams and aspirations. C) To let go of dreams and aspirations. D) To cling tightly to one's dreams and aspirations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To cling tightly to one's dreams and aspirations. 3. Language:What kind of figurative language is this line?"Stars are great dropsOf golden dew." A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 4. A good position chance, or prospect, as for advancement or success. A) Refrain. B) Opportunity. C) Pallor. D) Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opportunity. 5. What did the author do after lying about seeing Jesus? A) Prayed. B) Sang. C) Cried. D) Laughed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cried. 6. What did Langston write about in his poems? A) His family. B) African American culture and history. C) Literature. D) Jazz music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) African American culture and history. 7. A character who sets the scene for the play and comments on the action is called the ..... A) Prop. B) Narrator. C) Actor. D) Cast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrator. 8. The 1st person Point of View in "Mother to Son" helps the reader ..... A) Understand the struggles faced by the mom. B) Empathize with the son. C) Reflect on why the son is struggling. D) The mother and son's relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understand the struggles faced by the mom. 9. Based on the text, which word best describes the speaker's opinion about dreams? A) Exciting. B) Fragile. C) Life-changing. D) Inconsistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragile. 10. An object that is used in a play is called a ..... ? A) Stage Object. B) Scene. C) Thing. D) Prop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prop. 11. A deferred dream makes us lifeless like ..... A) A raisin in the sun. B) A bird falling from the sky. C) A vitamin before a dance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A raisin in the sun. 12. Which literary device is most prominently used in the line "I am the darker brother" ? A) SImile. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 13. Darkish in color, murky. A) Dusky. B) Gravelly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dusky. 14. What did the boy try to steal from the woman? A) Her dog. B) Her pocketbook. C) Her car keys. D) Her smart phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her pocketbook. 15. What tone do you hear when Hurston says she became "a fast brown-warranted not to rub nor run" ? A) Shrewdness. B) Desperation. C) Self-respect. D) Reluctance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-respect. 16. 2) What does the speaker suggest in both stanzas? A) Dreams can be dangerous things to have. B) Dreams are not valued by everyone. C) Dreams help people live life to the fullest. D) Dreams tend to disappoint people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dreams help people live life to the fullest. 17. Very distant past, long ago. A) Ancient. B) Future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ancient. 18. When Mrs. Jones takes Roger to her house, she ..... A) Gives him a pair of shoes. B) Calls the police. C) Gives him a meal. D) Tells him to fix her purse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gives him a meal. 19. Fester means infected. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 20. When Roger looks from the open door to Mrs. Jones and back to the open door, you can infer that he is A) Wondering if he should try to escape. B) Deciding if he should close the door. C) Getting ready to wash his face. D) Thinking about what is for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wondering if he should try to escape. 21. What is the tone of the poem 'Harlem'? A) Melancholic/sad. B) Joyful. C) Uplifting. D) Cheerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melancholic/sad. 22. This is the tone and attitude of "Dreams" by Langston Hughes. A) Happy and lighthearted. B) Doom and gloom. C) Anger and hostility. D) Somber and serious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somber and serious. 23. What did Langston Hughes hope for in his poem? A) Equality and a utopian future (perfect world). B) For people to be greedy and selfish. C) For humanity to become worse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equality and a utopian future (perfect world). 24. Maybe it just sagslike a heavy load Line 9 and 10 appeal to ..... A) The sense of sound. B) The sense of smell. C) The sense of taste. D) The sense of sight tags6.5.e. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sense of sight tags6.5.e. 25. I am really ..... about our business. A) Strive. B) Stable. C) Decent. D) Concerned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Concerned. 26. If I was walking back and forth, I would be ..... A) Striving. B) Pleading. C) Concerning. D) Pacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pacing. 27. To soothe or relax A) Croon, Croons, Crooning Crooned. B) Segregate/Segregation Concluded Concludes, Concluding, Conclusion. C) Lull (Lull, Pulling Lull) (Lullaby). D) Concluded Concludes, Concluding, Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lull (Lull, Pulling Lull) (Lullaby). 28. Which piece of literature is quoted where Hughes' ashes are located? A) The Big Sea. B) The Ways of White Folks. C) The Weary Blues. D) "The Negro Speaks of Rivers". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "The Negro Speaks of Rivers". 29. What is the synonym for steady? A) Opportunities. B) Stable. C) Pleading. D) Strive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stable. 30. In stanzas 1 and 3, the poet uses the phrase "put forth" . What does this phrase mean in the context of the poem? A) Produce. B) Bring. C) Want. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Produce. 31. Which of the two poems mainly uses similes? A) Harlem. B) Dreams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harlem. 32. Who wrote the poem "Harlem Nightsong" ? A) Maya Angelou. B) Langston Hughes. C) Robert Frost. D) Countee Cullen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Langston Hughes. 33. Many slaves refused to escape because of the friendships they made. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 34. In which sentence is the object of the verb a pronoun? A) A friend of my family is looking for a new job. B) A company called him two times last week. C) It is a good job that will involve lots of travel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A company called him two times last week. 35. Roger begrudgingly goes home with Mrs. Jones. He doesn't try to escape. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 36. Read the following sentence from the text: " ..... I promised to take my weakness to the movies this evening." Identify the figurative language. A) Metaphor. B) Symbolism. C) Imagery. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 37. Rodger was worried Mrs.Jones would ..... A) Call his parents. B) Send him to jail. C) Hurt him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Send him to jail. 38. Which of the following is evidence that Roger is NOT a credible character? A) "I just want you to turn me loose.". B) "Yes'm.". C) "Do you need somebody to go to the store?". D) "You a lie!". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "You a lie!". 39. How does the setting contribute to the overall tone of the poem? A) The setting reflects a serene and idyllic environment. B) The setting signifies a bustling and lively atmosphere. C) The setting has no impact on the poem's tone. D) The setting enhances the speaker's sense of isolation and exclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The setting enhances the speaker's sense of isolation and exclusion. 40. What does the "S" in TPCASTT stand for? A) Sentence. B) Style. C) Shift. D) Stanza. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shift. 41. In the poem, Langston Hughes says that his people are ..... A) Beautiful. B) Quiet. C) Ugly. D) Wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beautiful. 42. Why can't Joe go into the movie theater? A) He's too young. B) It's only for white people. C) It's only for girls. D) He's too immature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's only for white people. 43. How are the text patterns different between the two Langston Hughes texts? A) Thank You Ma'am is a short story that takes its time to reveal the theme, and Mother to Son is a poem that is short and to the point. B) They are both short. C) They are both very long. D) Thank You Ma'am is a poem and Mother to Son is a short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thank You Ma'am is a short story that takes its time to reveal the theme, and Mother to Son is a poem that is short and to the point. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesPoets QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesLangston Hughes Quiz 1Langston Hughes Quiz 2Langston Hughes Quiz 3Langston Hughes Quiz 4Langston Hughes Quiz 5Langston Hughes Quiz 6Langston Hughes Quiz 7Langston Hughes Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books