This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In "I, Too" the speaker does all of the following when company comes except ..... A) Eat Well. B) Laugh. C) Cry. D) Grow Strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cry. 2. 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) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. D) Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harlem Renaissance. 3. Read carefully the following sentence. Then select TRUE or FALSE accordingly. Hughes writes about dreams and why they are so important. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 4. What decades did the Civil Right's Movement take place in? A) 1920-1930's. B) 1940-1950's. C) 1950-1960's. D) 1970-1980's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1950-1960's. 5. Which poem by Langston Hughes uses the imagery of a broken staircase? A) Mother to Son. B) The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. C) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. D) The Road Not Taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother to Son. 6. Promising; favorable A) Claim. B) Fair. C) Trodden. D) Undergrowth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fair. 7. 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. 8. 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) Fleeting. B) Feverishly. C) Renaissance. D) Resentment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resentment. 9. How are the son in the poem and the son in the story presented differently. A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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 taste good just as dreams make people feel good. B) Sweets that sit out too long go bad, just like unfulfilled dreams. C) Sweets that aren't eaten go bad, just like unrealistic dreams. D) Sweets are an indulgence just as great dreams are. tags6.5.h. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweets that sit out too long go bad, just like unfulfilled dreams. 13. 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. 14. Which of these meanings is the verb "crust" referring to? A) The edge of a loaf of bread. B) A hard layer. C) To earn a living. D) To form a hard layer over something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To form a hard layer over something. 15. In the poem titled, "Irish Wake' from the Sea Charm section of our LH book, what Figurative Language is used? A) Simile. B) Imagery. C) Personification. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 16. Why does Roger attempt to steal Mrs. Jones's handbag? A) He is a criminal, and Mrs. Jones looks like easy prey. B) He wants to buy himself a pair of blue suede shoes. C) He is hungry and needs her money to buy food. D) He wants to give the money as a gift to his own mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wants to buy himself a pair of blue suede shoes. 17. What is the overall message of the poem 'Harlem'? A) The importance of setting realistic goals. B) The frustration and disappointment caused by deferred dreams. C) The exploration of nature and beauty. D) The celebration of achieving dreams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The frustration and disappointment caused by deferred dreams. 18. Who is the earliest inspiration of Langston Hughes in his writings? A) His father. B) His friends. C) His mother. D) His grandmother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His grandmother. 19. What type of poem is "I Too" by Langston Hughes? A) Limmerick. B) Ode. C) Haiku. D) Free verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Free verse. 20. Part A:Of "I, Too, " "The Negro Speaks of Rivers, " "Refugee in America, " and "Dream Variations, " which poem most clearly expresses pride in being African American? A) "I, Too". B) "The Negro Speaks of Rivers". C) "Refugee in America". D) "Dream Variations". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I, Too". ← 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