This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The speaker feels a deep connection to ..... A) The future. B) The rivers. C) The ancient cities. D) The earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rivers. 2. Langston went to Mexico so that he could have more opportunities. What are opportunities? A) Invitations to parties. B) Types of food. C) Chances to succed. D) Types of clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chances to succed. 3. Which of the following best explains why Douglass likely worked so hard to learn to read and write? A) He learned because he was curious about the world. B) He learned in the hopes of improving his life as a slave, if not total escape from slavery. C) He learned so that he may teach other slaves under Master Hugh's control. D) He learned as a sort of revenge on his masters, who kept him in the dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He learned in the hopes of improving his life as a slave, if not total escape from slavery. 4. From 1985-1988, Obama worked as a community organizer for what agency? A) The Unemployment Agency. B) Central Intelligence Agency. C) Developing Communities Project (DCP). D) Project Community Developers (PCD). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developing Communities Project (DCP). 5. When was Langston Hughes born? A) February 1, 1902. B) November 14, 1998. C) August 1, 1901. D) March 28, 1902. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) February 1, 1902. 6. 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. 7. 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) Ancient. B) Harlem Renaissance. C) Syncopated. D) Refrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Syncopated. 8. 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. 9. How many stanzas are there? A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. Which state did Fredrick Douglass travel to become free? A) California. B) New Mexico. C) New York. D) New Jersey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New York. 13. Which detail from the poem best supports the main idea of the poem? A) "What happens to a dream deferred?" (line 1). B) "like a raisin in the sun?" (Line 3). C) "Does it stink like rotten meat?" (Line 6). D) "like a syrupy sweet?" (Line 8). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Does it stink like rotten meat?" (Line 6). 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. The tone of Jack's letter is: A) Remorseful. B) Affirmative. C) Cathartic. D) Sarcastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remorseful. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. What is the figurative meaning of the simile "stink like rotten meat" ? A) Your dreams stink. B) You don't really like your dreams. C) Your dreams go bad if you don't work toward them. D) You work hard to make all you dreams come true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your dreams go bad if you don't work toward them. 20. Which of these events is an example of an external conflict? A) Mrs. Jones walks home from work. B) Roger tries to take Mrs. Jones's purse. C) Roger wants to buy new shoes. D) Mrs. Jones cooks dinner for Roger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roger tries to take Mrs. Jones's purse. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets QuizzesLangston Hughes Quiz 1Langston Hughes Quiz 2Langston Hughes Quiz 3Langston Hughes Quiz 4Langston Hughes Quiz 5Langston Hughes Quiz 6Langston Hughes Quiz 7Langston Hughes Quiz 8Langston Hughes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books