This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the poem, "Refugee in America" , Langston writes about the difference between what two things? A) Freedom and Democracy. B) Democracy and Liberty. C) Liberty and Freedom. D) Independence and Liberty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberty and Freedom. 2. The 1st person POV 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. 3. Robert Frosts first poem was published in A) 1984. B) 1849. C) 1949. D) 1894. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1894. 4. Langston paces as his father looks through the ledger. He is A) Staring off into space. B) Eating a snack. C) Thinking of a good excuse. D) Walking back and forth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking back and forth. 5. Robert Frost lived in A) San Francisco, England, New England and the USA. B) San Francisco, New England, England and the USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) San Francisco, New England, England and the USA. 6. You must have a great deal of ..... to be a Navy SEAL. A) Connive. B) Stealth. C) Scheme. D) Bearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stealth. 7. Which of the following is an example of how theauthor creates suspense in the narrative? A) "There was another long pause. The boy'smouth opened. ''. B) "The woman still had him by the neck in the middle of her room.". C) "'Was I bothering you when I turned that corner?' asked the woman.". D) "She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "There was another long pause. The boy'smouth opened. ''. 8. How much was Robert Frost paid for his first published poem? A) $ 10. B) $ 25. C) $ 15. D) $ 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $ 15. 9. What is the poet describing in the line"And flowers lift their heads" ? A) Flowers moving in the wind. B) Flowers looking up at the sky. C) Flowers blooming. D) Flowers waking up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flowers blooming. 10. Which type of figurative language is represented in the following line:"Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 11. In "I, Too Sing America", what does the metaphor of the home represent? A) America. B) A house. C) A bus. D) A restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) America. 12. The speaker feels a deep connection to ..... A) The future. B) The ancient cities. C) The rivers. D) The earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rivers. 13. Langston went to Mexico so that he could have more opportunities. What are opportunities? A) Types of food. B) Invitations to parties. C) Chances to succed. D) Types of clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chances to succed. 14. Which of the following best explains why Douglass likely worked so hard to learn to read and write? A) He learned in the hopes of improving his life as a slave, if not total escape from slavery. B) He learned so that he may teach other slaves under Master Hugh's control. C) He learned as a sort of revenge on his masters, who kept him in the dark. D) He learned because he was curious about the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He learned in the hopes of improving his life as a slave, if not total escape from slavery. 15. From 1985-1988, Obama worked as a community organizer for what agency? A) Developing Communities Project (DCP). B) Central Intelligence Agency. C) The Unemployment Agency. D) Project Community Developers (PCD). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developing Communities Project (DCP). 16. What does the speaker see when looking at their own body? A) Awakening eyes. B) Hands that can make the world. C) Dark face. D) Blind eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hands that can make the world. 17. Treatment or consideration of or marking a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on an individual. A) Harlem Renaissance. B) Refrain. C) Syncopated. D) Ancient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Syncopated. 18. How are Langston and his father different from one another? A) Langston is a writer and a dreamer. His practical father runs a ranch. B) Langston is a writer and practical. His father is a dreamer. C) Langston is an engineer. His father is a rancher. D) Langston is a rancher and his father is a writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Langston is a writer and a dreamer. His practical father runs a ranch. 19. When they went inside her house, what did Mrs.Jones tell Rodger to do? A) Eat some cake. B) Wash his face in the sink. C) Call his parents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wash his face in the sink. 20. Who does "the darker brother" refer to in "I, Too, Sing America" ? A) All African Americans. B) Just Langston Hughes. C) The African Americans in the South. D) Slaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All African Americans. 21. Which state did Fredrick Douglass travel to become free? A) New York. B) New Jersey. C) New Mexico. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New York. 22. Which detail from the poem best supports the main idea of the poem? A) "like a raisin in the sun?" (Line 3). B) "Does it stink like rotten meat?" (Line 6). C) "like a syrupy sweet?" (Line 8). D) "What happens to a dream deferred?" (line 1). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Does it stink like rotten meat?" (Line 6). 23. Why did the woman most likely treat the boy so well? A) She is a lonely woman. B) She realizes it is better to help people than punish them. C) She forgets what the boy has done. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She realizes it is better to help people than punish them. 24. How would you best characterize Roger's homelife? A) He is in an unsafe home. B). B) He lives without love. C) He is neglected. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is neglected. 25. The tone of Jack's letter is: A) Affirmative. B) Sarcastic. C) Remorseful. D) Cathartic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remorseful. 26. What does tomorrow symbolize in the poem? A) Equal rights. B) The future. C) Segregation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The future. 27. How does Mrs. Jones react to being mugged? A) She is angry and unsettled. B) She is annoyed but not unsettled. C) She is frightened by stays calm. D) She amused but pretends to be annoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is annoyed but not unsettled. 28. Which of these events is an example of an external conflict? A) Roger wants to buy new shoes. B) Mrs. Jones walks home from work. C) Roger tries to take Mrs. Jones's purse. D) Mrs. Jones cooks dinner for Roger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roger tries to take Mrs. Jones's purse. 29. Which detail below best supports the idea that a deferred dream will eventually fade or disappear? A) "Or does it explode?" (line 11). B) "Does it stink like rotten meat?" (line 6). C) "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" (lines 2-3). D) "Or fester like a sore " (line 4). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" (lines 2-3). 30. What is the significance of the berry picker's interaction with the narrator in 'Berry'? A) To highlight the theme of human connection and the importance of empathy and understanding. B) To showcase the berry picker's lack of empathy and understanding. C) To highlight the importance of material possessions in the story. D) To emphasize the narrator's loneliness and isolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To highlight the theme of human connection and the importance of empathy and understanding. 31. Who is the author of the poem 'Harlem'? A) Langston Hughes. B) Maya Angelou. C) Emily Dickinson. D) Robert Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Langston Hughes. 32. When Mrs. Jones tells Roger that "shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet", she means that his feet will catch fire and burn to a crisp. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 33. The poet, Langston Hughes, is part of the ..... , an art and cultural movement in the 1920s and 1930s in the U.S. A) European Renaissance. B) San Francisco Renaissance. C) Harlem Renaissance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harlem Renaissance. 34. How does the repetition of the phrase "And" at the beginning of several lines impact the poem's structure? A) It creates a disjointed and chaotic feeling. B) It signifies the end of each stanza. C) It indicates a change in the speaker's tone. D) It emphasizes a sense of continuity and progression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It emphasizes a sense of continuity and progression. 35. What does the phrase 'dream deferred' refer to in the poem 'Dreams Deferred' by Langston Hughes? A) The longing of a dream. B) The death of a dream. C) The postponement of a dream. D) The despair of a dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The postponement of a dream. 36. What do the passing boys and girls share with the trees? A) They are catching rainbows. B) They are new. C) They are singing. D) They are passing down the roadway. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are singing. 37. In "A Voice", what language did the speaker's mother primarily use at home? A) Italian. B) Spanish. C) The poem doesn't say. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spanish. 38. Why doesn't Mrs. Jones ask about Roger's personal life? A) She doesn't want to get too close to him. B) She is not interested. C) She can tell that he is shy, and she wants to make him feel at ease. D) She knows that he is probably ashamed of his home life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She knows that he is probably ashamed of his home life. 39. Thad is earning a medical degree so he can make a decent living. A decent living is one that is A) Requires travel. B) Related to medicine. C) Easy to accomplish. D) Fairly comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fairly comfortable. 40. The author says that "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." Used in this poem, what does "crystal" mean? A) Transparent and slippery. B) Rough. C) Beautiful and dangerous. D) Clear and smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clear and smooth. 41. The main subject of "Dream Deferred" is this statement. A) What happens to your dreams when you put them on hold?. B) What is love?. C) Who do you love?. D) How will I know?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What happens to your dreams when you put them on hold?. 42. What was the role of "Simple" in Langston Hughes's work? A) He was a character who portrayed the typical Black man to address issues. B) He was a character who portrayed Langston Hughes' son. C) He was a character who portrayed a young Langston Hughes. D) He was a character who portrayed the typical white man to address issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was a character who portrayed the typical Black man to address issues. 43. What additional information is conveyed in the text that is not available within the mini-biography video? A) Hughes gave Vachel Lindsay his poems and Lindsay's support helped introduced Hughes to a wider audience. B) Hughes was an extensive traveller. C) Langston Hughes work crossed over into music. D) He was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hughes gave Vachel Lindsay his poems and Lindsay's support helped introduced Hughes to a wider audience. 44. PART B:Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to Part A? A) "They send me to eat in the kitchen / When company comes" (Lines 3-4). B) "But I laugh, / And eat well, / And grow strong." (Lines 5-7). C) "Nobody'll dare / Say to me, / 'Eat in the kitchen" ' (Lines 11-13). D) "They'll see how beautiful I am / And be ashamed-/ I, too, am America." (Lines 16-18). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "They'll see how beautiful I am / And be ashamed-/ I, too, am America." (Lines 16-18). 45. How is Langston Hughes remembered in the United States? A) As one of the greatest singers. B) As one of the greatest poet. C) As one of the greatest dancers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As one of the greatest poet. 46. Which of the following statements best describes a major theme of the poem Mother to Son? A) Never forget your family. B) Persevere when life isn't easy. C) Hope is the answer to all challenges. D) Respect your elders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persevere when life isn't easy. 47. In "I, Too" the speaker does all of the following when company comes except ..... A) Cry. B) Grow Strong. C) Laugh. D) Eat Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cry. 48. What was a rebirth and remaking of African American culture through different forms of art, music, and literature? A) Civil Rights Movement. B) Black Renaissance. C) Harlem Renaissance. D) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harlem Renaissance. 49. Read carefully the following sentence. Then select TRUE or FALSE accordingly. Hughes writes about dreams and why they are so important. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 50. What decades did the Civil Right's Movement take place in? A) 1940-1950's. B) 1950-1960's. C) 1920-1930's. D) 1970-1980's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1950-1960's. 51. Which poem by Langston Hughes uses the imagery of a broken staircase? A) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. B) The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. C) Mother to Son. D) The Road Not Taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother to Son. 52. Promising; favorable A) Undergrowth. B) Fair. C) Trodden. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fair. 53. If a dream explodes, it can A) Not be seen anymore. B) Bring the dreamer fear. C) Bring the dreamer hope. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not be seen anymore. 54. This is is a feeling of deep, bitter anger toward someone who has treated you unfairly or in a way that is hurtful or insulting. A) Renaissance. B) Feverishly. C) Fleeting. D) Resentment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resentment. 55. How are the son in the poem and the son in the story presented differently. A) G. B) J. C) H. D) F. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. 56. Langston Hughes had the following jobs A) American poet, teacher, farmer, novelist, playwright, and columnist. B) American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. C) American poet, novelist, playwright, and columnist. D) American poet, social activist, farmer, playwright, and columnist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. 57. How was the element of humor presented in the narrative Thank You Ma'am? A) It included a conversation wherein Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones joked with Roger about pre-empting lines that she was going to say. B) It included a scene wherein the door was shut before Roger could manage to say thank you. C) It had the line, "And he never saw her again, " as an ending. D) It employed the word 'son' as an address to Roger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It included a conversation wherein Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones joked with Roger about pre-empting lines that she was going to say. 58. Or crust and sugar over-Like a syrupy sweet?What is the significance of the of the comparison the speaker is making in these lines? A) Sweets that aren't eaten go bad, just like unrealistic dreams. B) Sweets are an indulgence just as great dreams are. tags6.5.h. C) Sweets taste good just as dreams make people feel good. D) Sweets that sit out too long go bad, just like unfulfilled dreams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sweets that sit out too long go bad, just like unfulfilled dreams. 59. Reread lines 7-14 of "A Voice, " in which the speaker describes her grandfather. What is the simile in these lines? A) He walked slowas a hot river down the narrow hall of your house. B) You spoke Spanish formalas your father, the judge without a courtroom. C) In the country he floated to in the dark on a flatbed truck. D) You never dared to race past him, to say, "Please move, " in the language you learned effortlessly, as you learned to run. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He walked slowas a hot river down the narrow hall of your house. 60. Which of these meanings is the verb "crust" referring to? A) A hard layer. B) To earn a living. C) To form a hard layer over something. D) The edge of a loaf of bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To form a hard layer over something. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesLangston Hughes Quiz 1Langston Hughes Quiz 2Langston Hughes Quiz 3Langston Hughes Quiz 5Langston Hughes Quiz 6Langston Hughes Quiz 7Langston Hughes Quiz 8Langston Hughes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books