This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 25 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Which one has the correct spelling? A) Sit down. B) Decent. C) Decent. D) Decent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decent. 3. What college did Langston 1st attend? A) Spellman. B) Columbia. C) Lincoln. D) Oxford. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Columbia. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. "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. 9. 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. 10. What does the speaker suggest could 'explode' if his dream is deferred? A) His ambitions. B) His hopes. C) His frustrations. D) His expectations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His frustrations. 11. Hurston's sense of being an American is that she feels A) Separated from other American citizens. B) American only when she is in Harlem. C) Unwavering loyalty to America. D) Constantly discriminated against. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unwavering loyalty to America. 12. In "Dreams" the speaker tells his reader to ..... dreams. A) Ignore their. B) Hold Fast to. C) Pursue their. D) Explore their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hold Fast to. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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) It is a sore on my arm. D) I like that it is a dry raisin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?. 16. Who are the intended audience of Langston Hughes works? A) The elite people. B) The scholar. C) The everyday average people. D) The politicians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The everyday average people. 17. What is the meaning of ''barren" in the following:''Life is a barren field." A) Cold. B) Large. C) Unproductive. D) Dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unproductive. 18. 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. 19. Restricted to one group especially exclusively on the basis of racial or ethnic membership. A) Identity. B) Repetition. C) Rhythm. D) Discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discrimination. 20. 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. ← 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