This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What award did the NAACP give Langston Hughes? A) Springarn Award. B) Gugglehide Award. C) Nobel Peace Prize. D) Pulitzer Prize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Springarn Award. 2. What do lines 2 through 7 tell the reader? A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. 3. The poem "I Too" is spoken in- A) Third person POV(point of view). B) Second person POV(point of view). C) First person POV(point of view). D) Third-person omniscient POV(point of view). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First person POV(point of view). 4. Where does Langston's father want to send him? A) Mexico. B) Cleveland. C) Harlem. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Switzerland. 5. Which word means:to show worry A) Concerned. B) Strive. C) Decent. D) Paces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concerned. 6. Which statement explains the simile, "Maybe it just sags/like a heavy load?" (Lines 9-10) A) It can be difficult to know that a dream stopped serving its purpose. B) It can be frustrating to see a dream fail to become a reality. C) A postponed dream can become something difficult to carry. D) Dreams can easily bounce back after being neglected for some time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A postponed dream can become something difficult to carry. 7. Who is the speaker in the poem? A) The reader. B) A narrator. C) No-one. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Langston Hughes. 8. What was in front of the speaker, bright like a sun? A) The darkness. B) The light of the dream. C) The shadow. D) The wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The light of the dream. 9. When Mrs. Jones says, "I were young once and I wanted things I could not get, " what is she trying to illustrate? A) That she is judging him. B) That she knows him well. C) That she can empathize with him. D) That she learned from her selfish ways. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That she can empathize with him. 10. What is the significance of the imagery of "tacks, " "splinters, " and "boards torn up" in the poem? A) They represent elements of poverty and hardship. B) They symbolize the speaker's past mistakes. C) They highlight the speaker's appreciation for craftsmanship. D) They depict a luxurious lifestyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They represent elements of poverty and hardship. 11. Decent A) To work to get something. B) Good enough to make someone comfortable. C) Paying attention to something else. D) Concerned with ordinary activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good enough to make someone comfortable. 12. Or crust and sugar over-Like a syrupy sweet?What is the significance 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweets that sit out too long go bad, just like unfulfilled dreams. 13. A renewal and flourishing of Black literary and musical culture during the years after World War I in the Harlem section of New York City. A) Segregate/Segregation. B) Harlem Renaissance. C) Refrain. D) Opportunity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harlem Renaissance. 14. What can you infer about Roger from the following passage? " ..... with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails ..... But the boy's weight and the weight of the purse combined caused him to lose his balance ..... " A) Roger is a clumsy person. B) Roger doesn't really want to steal. C) Roger doesn't weigh very much. D) Roger is arrogant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roger doesn't weigh very much. 15. How does Mrs. Jones get Roger to her home? A) She promises to feed Roger. B) She asks the person who caught Roger to drop him off. C) She drags him up the street. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She drags him up the street. 16. Hughes mixed the lyrical nature of his poetry with more natural dialogue. What does lyrical mean? A) Powerful. B) Compassionate. C) Expressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expressive. 17. What does the poem 'Harlem' suggest about the consequences of ignoring dreams? A) Ignoring dreams can lead to frustration, sadness, and the loss of potential opportunities. B) Ignoring dreams can result in regret and unfulfilled desires. C) Ignoring dreams leads to happiness and contentment. D) Ignoring dreams has no consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ignoring dreams can lead to frustration, sadness, and the loss of potential opportunities. 18. What do you think the poet wants us to learn from this poem? A) To take care of birds and other creatures. B) That life is sad and we cannot have hope. C) That dreams are for people, not birds. D) To always hold on to our dreams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To always hold on to our dreams. 19. The choice of words in a work that the author makes. A) Diction. B) Anecdote. C) Sensory Imagery. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diction. 20. Who wrote ''Dreams" ? A) Langston Hughes. B) Maya Angelou. C) Edgar Allen Poe. D) Charles Bukowski. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Langston Hughes. ← 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