This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is the speaker of the poem, "I, Too" ? A) The plantation owner. B) The slaves. C) The "darker brother". D) The parents of Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The "darker brother". 2. How does Mrs. Jones show she trusts Roger? A) She makes him wash his face. B) She makes sure neighbors keep their doors open. C) She tells him her full name. D) She leaves her purse near him when she prepares food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She leaves her purse near him when she prepares food. 3. Why do you think the poem by Langston Hughes is part of this unit on finances and money? A) For all people to have economic opportunities and not be limited to their future. B) To add extra work for the class. C) To make sure students understand poetry completely. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For all people to have economic opportunities and not be limited to their future. 4. Did you bring a ..... amount of money to school? A) Paces. B) Decent. C) Pleading. D) Tensely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decent. 5. The speaker of the poem "The Road not Taken" wishes that he or she did not have to make a choice between the two roads.What lines from the poem support this statement? A) And sorry I could not travel both/And be one traveler, long I stood. B) Though as for that, the passing there/Had worn them really about the same. C) And both that morning equally lay/In leaves no step had trodden black. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And sorry I could not travel both/And be one traveler, long I stood. 6. What does the behavior of Ms. Jones in paragraph 2 and 20 reveal to the reader? A) She is no-nonsense. B) She is resilient. C) She is jubilant. D) She is miserable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is no-nonsense. 7. Hughes 1951 "Montage of a Dream Deferred" was inspired by? A) Blues. B) Jazz. C) Soul. D) Classical Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jazz. 8. What is the literal meaning of the simile "stink like rotten meat" A) It spoils and smells. B) It tastes delicious. C) It goes bad but is still really good for you. D) It tastes nasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It spoils and smells. 9. Why does Douglass have no knowledge of his birth date? A) His mother died when he was young. B) He left his personal records behind when he escaped. C) Slave owners keep their slaves ignorant of their birth dates. D) A fire destroyed the records. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slave owners keep their slaves ignorant of their birth dates. 10. Which statement is the main theme of "Thank You, M'am" ? A) Lonely, older people seek company even from those who harm them. B) If you are going to steal, do not get caught. C) City streets are full of dangers for young and old alike. D) Kindness and goodwill are more potent than fear and mistrust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kindness and goodwill are more potent than fear and mistrust. 11. What year did Langston Hughes die? A) 1902. B) 1947. C) 1. D) 1967. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1967. 12. What decades did the Harlem Renaissance take place in? A) 1920-1930's. B) 1950-1960's. C) 1970-1980's. D) 1890-1900's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1920-1930's. 13. Preoccupied A) Sadly and quietly. B) Showing worry. C) Paying attention to something else. D) Feeling emotional strain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paying attention to something else. 14. The inflectional ending-ed in arrived tells you that the action A) Is happening now. B) Happened in the past. C) Will happen in the future. D) Cannot happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happened in the past. 15. Which is the main type of figurative language used in "Mother to Son" poem? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 16. The conflict of individual vs. indvidual in the story specifically refers to: A) Roger and his choices. B) Roger and his conscience. C) Mrs. Jones and her past. D) Mrs. Jones and Roger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mrs. Jones and Roger. 17. Where was Langston Hughes born? A) Missouri. B) New York. C) Ohio. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missouri. 18. Why does Westley get up to be saved? A) Because he saw the spirit. B) Because he had to use the restroom. C) Because he no longer wanted to wait. D) Because his mom told him to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he no longer wanted to wait. 19. Tubes in the body that allow blood to flow. A) Arms. B) Veins. C) Legs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veins. 20. Why doesn't Mrs. Jones call the police? A) Roger did not really aim to steal her purse. B) She wants to help Roger change his ways. C) She is afraid of the police. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wants to help Roger change his ways. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets QuizzesLangston Hughes Quiz 1Langston Hughes Quiz 2Langston Hughes Quiz 4Langston Hughes Quiz 5Langston Hughes Quiz 6Langston Hughes Quiz 7Langston Hughes Quiz 8Langston Hughes Quiz 9Langston Hughes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books