This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following would NOT be considered an appropriate author's purpose for writing this poem. A) To inform. B) To persuade. C) To entertain. D) To advise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To advise. 2. The tone of "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" is these two concepts. A) Pride and defiance. B) Humility and perserverance. C) Pride for culture and ancestors. D) Despair and contempt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pride for culture and ancestors. 3. What poetic device is used in the following, "Whatever race you be, will share the bounties of the earth and every man is free? A) Figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification). B) Rhyme (words sound the same/similar). C) Free verse (no rhyme pattern). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhyme (words sound the same/similar). 4. How does Langston Hughes vision of a better future connect with inequality in wages and salary? A) For all people to have access to economic advancement and opportunities. B) For only one ethnic/racial group to have money and financial success. C) His vision for the future is not possible; there will always be rich and poor as addressed in the poem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For all people to have access to economic advancement and opportunities. 5. A period in the 1920's when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished A) Renaissance. B) Discrimination. C) Harlem Renaissance. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harlem Renaissance. 6. Think of the title of Woodson's book and the tone of her poetry. Which line from Langston Hughes' poem would best connect to Jackie's attitude about struggling with prejudice in America? A) They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes,. B) Nobody'll dareSay to me, "Eat in the kitchen, ". C) I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. 7. When Mrs.Jones left her bag near Rodger ..... A) He didn't steal it. B) He looked inside her bag. C) He grabbed it and ran away. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He didn't steal it. 8. What did the speaker find himself lying down in? A) The light of the dream. B) The shadow. C) The darkness. D) The wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shadow. 9. Why is this selection called "Langston Huges:Poet of the People? A) It tells how Langston grew up with a lot of people. B) It tells how Langston was a loner who wanted to be accepted. C) It tells how Langston wanted to write about African American Life. D) It tells how Langston and his father were a family. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It tells how Langston wanted to write about African American Life. 10. In the short story version, what did Mrs. Jones do to the boy? A) She slapped his face. B) She pushed him down on the ground. C) She kicked him on his blue jean sitter. D) She pulled his jean jacket over his head. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She kicked him on his blue jean sitter. 11. In 'Berry' by Langston Hughes, what does the berry picker's actions reveal about her character? A) Kindness and generosity. B) Laziness and indifference. C) Fear and uncertainty. D) Determination and resilience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determination and resilience. 12. The poem, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers, " discusses how Africans have done this? A) Fought for civil rights in the 1960s. B) Witnessed and participated in important moments in history. C) Fought for anti-abolition. D) Fought for slavery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Witnessed and participated in important moments in history. 13. Of or in time long past. A) Ancient. B) Drowsy. C) Concluded. D) Concludes, Concluding, Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ancient. 14. What was Mrs. Auld kindly commenced to teach Douglass? A) She was kindly commenced to teach him 1-10. B) She was kindly commenced to teach him how to tie his shoes. C) She didn't try to teach him anything. D) She was kindly commenced to teach him the A, B, C's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was kindly commenced to teach him the A, B, C's. 15. Compare the tone of the poems "Dreams" and "Harlem" . A) Dreams is encouraging while Harlem is disheartening. B) Dreams is joyful while Harlem is angsty. C) Harlem joyful while Dreams is angsty. D) Harlem is encouraging while Dreams is disheartening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dreams is encouraging while Harlem is disheartening. 16. The lady says that Roger needs to do what? A) To change his clothes. B) To wash his face. C) To go on home. D) To go to the store for her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To wash his face. 17. Which of the following evidences the fact thatRoger actually wants Mrs. Jones to trust him? A) He sits where she can easily see him. B) He eats the food she makes for him. C) He takes the money she gives him. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He sits where she can easily see him. 18. Which of the two poems mainly uses metaphors? A) Dreams. B) Harlem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dreams. 19. Based on the poem, Brian Pinkney's illustration is most likely what type of building? A) House. B) Church. C) School. D) Restroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Church. 20. What can the reader assume about Mrs. Jones's life as a younger woman? A) She had worked hard all of her life. B) She had raised her own sons well. C) She had made mistakes in the past. D) She had often been arrested. 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