This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 30 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an appropriate synonym for "crystal" as it is used in the sentence, "And life for me ain't been no crystal stair." A) Jagged. B) Rough. C) Clear. D) Emerald. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clear. 2. This word means ..... a small, thin, sharp fragment of either wood or metal. A) Splinter. B) Board. C) Bare. D) Carpet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Splinter. 3. What street became the entertainment center of Harlem? A) 125th Street. B) 53rd Street. C) W. 151st Street. D) 42nd Street. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 125th Street. 4. Which word means:to beg A) Tensley. B) Pleading. C) Decent. D) Stable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pleading. 5. What does the crystal stair symbolize in Langston Hughes' poem 'Mother to Son'? A) The crystal stair symbolizes the despair and hopelessness of the African American community. B) The crystal stair symbolizes the American Dream and the hope for a better future. C) The crystal stair symbolizes the futility of dreams and aspirations. D) The crystal stair symbolizes the oppression and discrimination faced by African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The crystal stair symbolizes the American Dream and the hope for a better future. 6. Read carefully the following sentence. Then select the best answer. What continent Langston is? A) America. B) Asia. C) Africa. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Africa. 7. When did Langston Hughes die? A) May 22nd 1967. B) April 1st 1945. C) Marka display, 1955. D) June 11th, 1930. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May 22nd 1967. 8. "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, and splinters and boards torn up, and places with no carpet on the floor" has ..... with readers for 100 years. A) Accosted. B) Implied. C) Isolated. D) Resonated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resonated. 9. Who had a great influence on Langston by teaching him about his ancestry through oral tradition and storytelling? A) His Father. B) His Mother. C) His Grandfather. D) His Grandmother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His Grandmother. 10. In "The Dream Keeper, " what will the speaker most likely do with the dreams given to him? A) Explain them. B) Improve them. C) Protect them. D) Replace them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protect them. 11. Which line in "Words Like Freedom" suggests the speaker has experienced hardships? A) All day everyday. B) There are words like Liberty. C) If you had known what I know. D) Sweet and wonderful to say. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If you had known what I know. 12. Choose which figure of speech appears in this sentence:The raindrops danced and jumped on the window. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 13. How does the reader know which line the poet feels most strongly about in "Harlem?" A) Hughes poses it as a question. B) Hughes starts with this line as the first possible answer. C) Hughes ends with this line by spacing it out and putting it in italics. D) Hughes uses a simile to convey the importance of this particular line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hughes ends with this line by spacing it out and putting it in italics. 14. What talent do Jacqueline and her family discover in her very shy, quiet, and reserved brother Hope, a talent which is a also a form of communication like Jackie's writing? A) Hope is a talented musician; he plays the saxophone. B) Hope is a talented artist; he mostly paints in watercolors. C) Hope is a talented singer. D) Hope is a talented comic book artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hope is a talented singer. 15. When he considers the assignment, the speaker asks himself, ..... to convey who he is on just one page. A) "I wonder what the instructor's grading policy is?". B) "Does this have to be MLA format?". C) "I wonder if it's that simple? ". D) "Should I tell the truth?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I wonder if it's that simple? ". 16. The characters names were ..... A) Luella Bates Washington Jones and Roger. B) Sam and Sue. C) Mary Sue and Roger. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Luella Bates Washington Jones and Roger. 17. In 2010, Obama signed what act into law? A) The act to search for weapons of mass destruction. B) The Affordable Care Act. C) The Stimulus Check Act. D) Act of War on Terror. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Affordable Care Act. 18. The main message of Hughes's poem, "Dream Variations" is this statement. A) He wants to be filled with laughter. B) He wishes for a carefree life away from racial discrimination. C) He likes being lonely. D) Life is a highway and I want to ride it all night long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wishes for a carefree life away from racial discrimination. 19. 4) Which characteristic can be found in this poem? A) Personification. B) Dialogue. C) Rhyme. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 20. In "Will V-Day Be Me-Day Too?" , Langston refers to what war? A) World War I. B) World War II. C) Vietnam War. D) Civil War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) World War II. ← 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