This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 27 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. James Langston Hughes did receive his B.A. degree A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 2. 19 The author uses figurative language in line 3 to help the reader understand A) A what a broken wing and frozen field would look like. B) B how people dream of cold weather in the winter. C) C how useless life without dreams would be. D) D how dreaming can warm us when we are cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C how useless life without dreams would be. 3. Langston Hughes rose to popularity during the time period of A) Victorian Period. B) Neoclassical Period. C) Romantic Period. D) Harlem Renaissance Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harlem Renaissance Period. 4. What type of dream is Hughes's poem "Harlem" about? A) A dream you dream while asleep. B) A dream about hopes and wishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dream about hopes and wishes. 5. In lines 14 through 20 the speaker expresses a feeling of A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 6. Who is the author of "Thank You Ma'am" ? A) Richard Connell. B) Langston Hughes. C) Edgar Allan Poe. D) Eugenia Collier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Langston Hughes. 7. What do we learn about Roger at the beginning of the story? A) He always starts fights with people. B) He wants to steal a pocketbook. C) He likes to take walks at night. D) He has no friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wants to steal a pocketbook. 8. The Harlem Renaissance was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a cultural mecca in the early 20th century and the subsequent social and artistic expansion that resulted. Lasting roughly from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, the period is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance, and art. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. How does Roger feel about being caught and detained by Mrs. Jones? A) He is annoyed. B) He is frightened. C) He is amused. D) He angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is frightened. 10. If you were given an oppurtunity you would be given ..... A) A thanksgiving feast. B) A really dirty look from someone. C) A chance to succeed in life. D) A puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A chance to succeed in life. 11. What was the main idea of Dreams? A) To run away from your nightmares. B) To never give up on your dreams. C) To give up on your dreams. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To never give up on your dreams. 12. Which poem by Langston Hughes uses the imagery of a broken-winged bird? A) I, Too. B) The Negro Speaks of Rivers. C) Dreams. D) Harlem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dreams. 13. How does the mother's advice to her son contribute to the overall tone of the poem? A) It adds a sense of despair and hopelessness. B) It creates a tone of anger and resentment. C) It conveys a tone of optimism and perseverance. D) It establishes a tone of indifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It conveys a tone of optimism and perseverance. 14. What does the following sentence mean: " "He did not trust the woman not to trust him" ? A) Roger doesn't entirely trust Mrs. Jones at this time. B) Roger wants her to see that he can be trusted. C) Roger knows that he isn't trustworthy. D) Roger needs to see what Mrs. Jones is doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roger wants her to see that he can be trusted. 15. PART A. Which statement best describes the main theme of the poem? A) It is difficult to remain hopeful in the face of adversity. B) Social change happens through the efforts of many people. C) People often do not realize the depths of their own prejudices. D) Racial prejudice is disgraceful and will dissolve in favor of equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Racial prejudice is disgraceful and will dissolve in favor of equality. 16. What rose slowly between the speaker and the dream? A) The light of the dream. B) The shadow. C) The wall. D) The darkness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The wall. 17. Small "chapters" in a play are called ..... A) Acts. B) Scenes. C) Chapters. D) Parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scenes. 18. One of the major themes of the poem "Theme for English B" is ..... A) The search for truth. B) Identity and belonging. C) The difficulty of college courses. D) The fight against segregation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identity and belonging. 19. This is the unfair treatment of a group of people because of their race, gender, religion, age, or other characteristic? A) Segregation. B) Discrimination. C) Prolific. D) Resentment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discrimination. 20. Langston Hughes had a complicated background where his grandmother was a slave and his grandfather was a slave owner. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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