This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What will Langston's father do if he leaves school? A) He will pay his expenses while Langston is pursing his dream of being a writer. B) He will not give Langston any more money. C) He will move with Langston to Harlem. D) He will move to New York and make Langston go to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He will not give Langston any more money. 2. Which figure of speech uses like or as in its comparison? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 3. What is the longest river in the world? A) Congo. B) Euphrates. C) Nile. D) Mississippi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nile. 4. Robert Frost lived from A) 1847-1936. B) 1857-1936. C) 1874-1963. D) 1857-1963. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1874-1963. 5. I took notes like I was supposed to. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Which detail would be unimportant in a summary of the section 'Early Years'? A) Hughes began writing creatively in high school. He explored his experiences and feelings through poetry. B) He was born in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, but his parents split up when he was very young. C) Although he remained at Columbia for only a year, his time there changed the direction of his life and art. D) Hughes' childhood and youth was one of frequent change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was born in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, but his parents split up when he was very young. 7. What did Mrs. Jones tell Roger about herself? She told him about (-). A) Her job. B) Her children. C) Her parents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her job. 8. What term did the video use to refer to Langston Hughes? A) Poet Laureate. B) Mack Daddy. C) Grandfather of Jazz. D) Soul Brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poet Laureate. 9. In what year does Scene 2 take place? A) 2017. B) 1920. C) 1930. D) 1921. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1921. 10. What does Mrs. Jones admit to Roger? A) She works late hours in a hotel beauty shop. B) Her own teenage years contained its share of mistakes. C) She thinks that it takes a lot of courage to apologize. D) Her belief is that everybody deserves a second chance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her own teenage years contained its share of mistakes. 11. The tone of "I Too" can be described as- A) Joyous and happy. B) Depressing and sad. C) Determined and hopeful. D) Angry and bitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Determined and hopeful. 12. In "Thank You, M'am, " we learn about Mrs. Jones primarily by ..... A) What she says. B) What others say about her. C) What she thinks. D) Her appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What she says. 13. The author of Dreams says that life is a barren field frozen with? A) Ice. B) Snow. C) Lava. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snow. 14. Which type of figurative language is used in the line "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" A) Hyperbole. B) Allusion. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 15. What is Langston's Hughes message in the poem? A) For people to think the world is perfect now. B) For all people to not be judged based on their skin color and all people are free and equal. C) For only African Americans to be equal with others. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For all people to not be judged based on their skin color and all people are free and equal. 16. Moving often and dealing with his grandmother's death were ..... for Hughes to begin writing poetry because they allowed him to express his feelings. A) Catalysts. B) Drive. C) Passions. D) Shifts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catalysts. 17. What does the speaker compare a deferred dream to in the poem 'Dreams Deferred'? A) A wilted flower. B) A ticking clock. C) A forgotten memory. D) A raisin in the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A raisin in the sun. 18. What is the effect of repetition in the poem, "Dreams" ? A) To emphasize that you should really hold on to your dreams and chase them. B) To tell the reader that dreams always try and get away. C) To make up lines in the poem. D) The poet couldn't think of any other line tags6.5.e. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To emphasize that you should really hold on to your dreams and chase them. 19. Why did Roger try to steal Mrs. Jones's purse in the first place? A) He wanted new shoes. B) His friends dared him to. C) He was hungry. D) He wanted a new jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wanted new shoes. 20. What does the simile in line 23 of "A Voice" help the reader understand? A) The mother and the aunt are loud. B) The mother and the aunt are flashy. C) The mother and the aunt are fearless. D) The mother and the aunt are gutsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The mother and the aunt are gutsy. ← 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