This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the river symbolize in Langston Hughes' poem 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers'? A) The river symbolizes the history and heritage of the African American people. B) The river symbolizes the economic prosperity of the African American people. C) The river symbolizes the physical boundaries of the African American people. D) The river symbolizes the political power of the African American people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The river symbolizes the history and heritage of the African American people. 2. Why did the author stop believing in Jesus? A) Because Jesus didn't come to help him. B) Because he lied. C) Because he was punished. D) Because he was confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because Jesus didn't come to help him. 3. Which of these is a fact and not an opinion about Columbia University? A) It has good writing teachers. B) It is one of the best schools in the nation. C) It has a beautiful campus. D) It is in New York City. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is in New York City. 4. Why do you think the author began and finished the piece with, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" ? A) To describe the stair. B) To show that the author is forgetful. C) To emphasize an important idea. D) To show the passage of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize an important idea. 5. What is the written form of a play called? A) Magazine. B) Book. C) Script. D) Playwrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Script. 6. Which vocabulary term is most commonly used to describe separating one group of people from another-in particular, separating black people from white people? A) Discrimination. B) Resentment. C) Prejudice. D) Segregate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resentment. 7. Why did the author write this play? A) The author wrote this play to show that people should never take risks. B) The author wrote this play to show that people sometimes need to take risks. C) The author wrote this play to show that people should always take risks no matter what the consequences. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author wrote this play to show that people sometimes need to take risks. 8. 20 Which sentence describes the main theme of the poem? A) J Having dreams is an essential part of life. B) G It's important to aim high with your dreams. C) H It can feel impossible to accomplish your dreams. D) F Dreams are difficult to keep alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J Having dreams is an essential part of life. 9. The perspective from which the story is told or the author's viewpoint on a subject A) Free verse. B) Point of view. C) Acclaim. D) Segregation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point of view. 10. What is the synonym for dependable? A) Paces. B) Stable. C) Concerned. D) Tensley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stable. 11. How does the repetition of the phrase "I'se still" contribute to the poem's meaning? A) It suggests a lack of progress in the speaker's life. B) It highlights the speaker's consistent effort and determination. C) It signifies the speaker's constant change in perspective. D) It conveys a sense of monotony and boredom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It highlights the speaker's consistent effort and determination. 12. What promise does the speaker make to himself at the end of the poem 'Dreams Deferred'? A) That he will never give up on his dream. B) That he will never regret his dream. C) That he will never lose faith in his dream. D) That he will never forget his dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That he will never give up on his dream. 13. Delicate; weak; fragile A) Central conflict. B) Cause and Effect. C) Frail. D) Presentable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frail. 14. What decade was the Harlem Renaissance in? A) 1960s. B) 1940s. C) 1900s. D) 1920s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1920s. 15. What did the speaker want to break into a thousand lights of sun? A) The wall. B) The shadow. C) The light of the dream. D) The darkness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The wall. 16. In the poem titled, "Irish Wake" from the Sea Charm section of our LH book, what tone is used? A) Hopeful. B) Complaining. C) Angry. D) Funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hopeful. 17. Based on the following passage, what can we infer about Roger? "The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would embarrass him." A) Roger is a private person and easily embarrassed. B) Roger has a normal home life. C) Mrs. Jones is not interested in Roger. D) Roger does not have a good home life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roger does not have a good home life. 18. "I look at my own body With eyes no longer blind-And I see that my own hands can makeThe world that's in my mind.Then let us hurry, comrades, The road to find."What is the tone of this ending to the poem? A) Hopeful and optimistic. B) Angry and resentful. C) Confused and uncertain. D) Spurious and fake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hopeful and optimistic. 19. What did the author decide to do to save further trouble? A) Tell the truth. B) Lie. C) Leave the church. D) Pray harder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lie. 20. Hughes said that ..... expressed the wide range of black America's experience A) Jazz. B) Soul. C) Blues. D) A and C. E) B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and C. 21. Mrs. Jones says to Roger, "Everybody's got something in common." What do they have in common? A) They both want to change their lives. B) They both have done something wrong. C) They both hate people. D) They both are afraid of the police. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They both have done something wrong. 22. The poem, "I, Too, " discusses this concept. A) African-American identity/a right to feel pride and patriotism for a country. B) A love of baseball. C) A love for hockey. D) A love for all eternities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) African-American identity/a right to feel pride and patriotism for a country. 23. Which Renaissance period did Hughes live in A) Harlem Renaissance. B) Harley Renaissance. C) The Renaissance Fair. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harlem Renaissance. 24. Why is Roger scared at first in Mrs. Jones's home? A) Mrs. Jones is a strong, large woman. B) He fears that she will turn him over to the police. C) She talks so fast that he can't understand her. D) He thinks she has kidnapped him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He fears that she will turn him over to the police. 25. In the poem "Words Like Freedom", the words freedom and liberty are italicized and capitalized to emphasize- A) How often they are misunderstood. B) Their place in the U.S. Constitution. C) The importance of these ideals. D) The fact that they are proper nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The importance of these ideals. 26. The Congo river is the ..... largest river in Africa? A) First. B) Second. C) Third. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second. 27. Another word for pleading is A) Begging. B) Questioning. C) Running. D) Smiling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Begging. 28. Who got up and was saved before the author? A) The author's aunt. B) No one. C) The preacher. D) Westley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Westley. 29. What does America represent in the first stanza? "I, too, sing America" A) Freedom. B) The future. C) Choir. D) Equal rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freedom. 30. Which word BEST describes the two female characters' perspective on life? A) Dedication. B) Empathy. C) Perseverance. D) Honesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perseverance. 31. Which one has the correct spelling? A) Decent. B) Sit down. C) Decent. D) Decent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decent. 32. What college did Langston 1st attend? A) Columbia. B) Oxford. C) Lincoln. D) Spellman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Columbia. 33. After the attempted robbery, the lady ..... A) Runs after the boy. B) Kicks him in the seat of his pants. C) Calls the police. D) Throws down her purse and runs the opposite direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kicks him in the seat of his pants. 34. An overarching theme of this poem is ..... A) Memories are important. B) We are connected through our heritage, culture and ancestors. C) Rivers are symbolic of life. D) Our past is more important than our future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We are connected through our heritage, culture and ancestors. 35. What does the berry symbolize in the poem 'Berry' by Langston Hughes? A) Struggles and hardships faced by African Americans. B) Represents peace and tranquility. C) A symbol of wealth and prosperity. D) Signifies love and romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Struggles and hardships faced by African Americans. 36. Some of the things that make the speaker who he is are ..... A) What he sees, feels and hears. B) What he learned from his parents. C) His friends in college. D) The employees and manager at his job. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What he sees, feels and hears. 37. "And this is what I see:This fenced-off narrow space Assigned to me."What does Langston Hughes mean by this metaphor? A) Langston Hughes is using a metaphor to describe his experience of being confined or limited in some way. B) Langston Hughes is describing a feeling of freedom and liberation. C) Langston Hughes is talking about a literal fence that he is looking at. D) Langston Hughes is describing a wide open space that he has been given. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Langston Hughes is using a metaphor to describe his experience of being confined or limited in some way. 38. The question before focused on what specific revision? A) Tense. B) Capitalization. C) Sentence strength. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitalization. 39. What does the speaker suggest could 'explode' if his dream is deferred? A) His hopes. B) His frustrations. C) His ambitions. D) His expectations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His frustrations. 40. Hurston's sense of being an American is that she feels A) American only when she is in Harlem. B) Constantly discriminated against. C) Unwavering loyalty to America. D) Separated from other American citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unwavering loyalty to America. 41. In "Dreams" the speaker tells his reader to ..... dreams. A) Ignore their. B) Pursue their. C) Explore their. D) Hold Fast to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hold Fast to. 42. Why do you think Langston Hughes and his poetry are still popular and true today? A) His poems are short and easy to read. B) Only African Americans and minority groups like his poetry. C) His poetry has themes of inequality and injustices that are still in the world today. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His poetry has themes of inequality and injustices that are still in the world today. 43. A postponed dream ..... A) Is always on time. B) Is like a heavy load that sags. C) Is the highest post on any corner. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is like a heavy load that sags. 44. Choose the answer that is an example of a simile from the poem. A) You are my dream come true. B) Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?. C) I like that it is a dry raisin. D) It is a sore on my arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?. 45. Who are the intended audience of Langston Hughes works? A) The everyday average people. B) The politicians. C) The scholar. D) The elite people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The everyday average people. 46. What is the meaning of ''barren" in the following:''Life is a barren field." A) Cold. B) Dry. C) Large. D) Unproductive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unproductive. 47. In the story Thank you Ma'am, aside from feeding him how did Mrs. Jones react when Roger tried to steal her purse? A) She punched him and brought him to the nearest police station. B) She dragged the boy and locked him in a dungeon. C) She conversed with him and gave him money. D) She punched him and tortured him to death. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She conversed with him and gave him money. 48. Restricted to one group especially exclusively on the basis of racial or ethnic membership. A) Rhythm. B) Identity. C) Discrimination. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discrimination. 49. In the poem Mother to Son, the speaker says, "life for me ain't been no crystal stair." What would a crystal staircase be-both literally and figuratively? A) A crystal staircase represents a hard life. B) A crystal staircase is attractive and represents a wealthy life. C) A crystal staircase represents the speaker's ability to rise above difficulties. D) A crystal staircase is pretty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A crystal staircase is attractive and represents a wealthy life. 50. Language:There is no rhyme in the poem. Come, Let us roam the night togetherSinging. I love you. AcrossThe Harlem roof-topsMoon is shining.Night sky is blue.Stars are great dropsOf golden dew. Down the streetA band is playing. I love you. Come, Let us roam the night togetherSinging. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 51. In what city was the Renaissance that Langston Hughes was a part of? A) Bronx. B) Harlem. C) Staten Island. D) Queens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harlem. 52. What is the author's tone throughout the poem? A) Loneliness. B) Frustration. C) Excitement. D) Gratitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frustration. 53. How many poems did Langston Hughes write? A) 12. B) 4. C) 16. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16. 54. Affect:The tone of the poem is ..... (How does the author feel or want you to feel when you read the poem?) Come, Let us roam the night togetherSinging. I love you. AcrossThe Harlem roof-topsMoon is shining.Night sky is blue.Stars are great dropsOf golden dew. Down the streetA band is playing. I love you. Come, Let us roam the night togetherSinging. A) Romantic. B) Official. C) Smug. D) Humorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romantic. 55. What can you infer about Roger from this exchange with Mrs. Jones: "Your face is dirty. I got a great mind to wash your face for you. Ain't nobody home to tell you to wash your face?" "No'm, " said the boy. A) He is a liar. B) He is shy. C) He is neglected. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is neglected. 56. What does the kitchen symbolize in the poem? A) The future. B) Segregation. C) Hunger. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Segregation. 57. What is the speaker's attitude towards his deferred dream in the poem 'Dreams Deferred'? A) He is hopeful that his dream will eventually come true. B) He is fearful that his dream will never come true. C) He is resigned that his dream will never come true. D) He is determined that his dream will eventually come true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is determined that his dream will eventually come true. 58. Compare line 24 of "A Voice" with line 3 of "Words Like Freedom." How are these lines similar? A) They both express anger through simile. B) They both express joy through personification. C) They both express happiness through metaphor. D) They both express surprise through personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They both express joy through personification. 59. What does the speaker see when looking at the world? A) Silly walls. B) Awakening eyes. C) Oppression. D) A fenced-off narrow space. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fenced-off narrow space. 60. The main conflict that Hughes is challenging is: A) Man vs. nature. B) Man vs. man. C) Man vs. self. D) Man vs. society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man vs. society. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books