This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 35 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What line shows repetition? A) For if dreams die. B) That cannot fly. C) Hold fast to dreams. D) Life is a barren field. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For if dreams die. 2. The tone of "Dream Variations" is these two attitudes. A) Sad and melancholy. B) Doom and gloom. C) Carefree and lightehearted. D) Happy and sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carefree and lightehearted. 3. The phrase a raisin in the sun means ..... A) Alone and deserted. B) Likely to grow something(like a seed). C) Dried up and shriveled. D) Unappealing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dried up and shriveled. 4. In both the short story version and the movie version this story takes place A) In the afternoon. B) In the morning. C) At dusk, sundown. D) Late at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Late at night. 5. What is the primary theme conveyed in the poem? A) Personal triumph. B) Political power. C) Economic success. D) Racial equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Racial equality. 6. Which of the following words is a synonym for frail, as used in the sentence "The boy appeared sickly and frail" ? A) Weak. B) Shy. C) Strong. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weak. 7. This is the tone of "Dream Variations" A) Enlightenment. B) Bliss. C) Hopelessness. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hopelessness. 8. Structure:What type of punctuation is in the poem? Come, Let us roam the night togetherSinging. I love you. AcrossThe Harlem roof-topsMoon is shining.Night sky is blue.Stars are great dropsOf golden dew. Down the streetA band is playing. I love you. Come, Let us roam the night togetherSinging. A) Question marks. B) No punctuation. C) Periods and commas. D) Exclamation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periods and commas. 9. What does "Tomorrow" symbolize in the second stanza? Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. A) Choir. B) The future. C) Equal rights. D) Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The future. 10. What did not "blossom" in the Harlem Renaissance? A) Arts. B) Music. C) Literature. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Food. 11. Which poem by Langston Hughes uses the imagery of a river? A) The Negro Speaks of Rivers. B) Dreams. C) Harlem. D) Mother to Son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Negro Speaks of Rivers. 12. Reread the line from the poem below and answer the question that follows: "I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep." What is the meaning of lulled as it appears in the text? A) Calmed. B) Tricked. C) Frightened. D) Defended. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calmed. 13. How does Mrs. Jones show that she trusts Roger? A) She makes sure the neighbors keep their doors open. B) She makes him wash his face. C) She leaves her purse near him while she prepares food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She leaves her purse near him while she prepares food. 14. Which was his first published book of poetry? A) The Weary Blues. B) The Crisis. C) The Negro Speaks of Days. D) Lennox Ave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Weary Blues. 15. Which of the following best describes the way Mrs. Jones treats Roger? A) She deals with him in a threatening manner. B) She acts in a motherly way towards him. C) She tries to police his behavior. D) She aggressively tries to change him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She acts in a motherly way towards him. 16. What does the broken staircase symbolize in Langston Hughes' poem 'Mother to Son'? A) The broken staircase symbolizes the ease of life. B) The broken staircase symbolizes the struggles and hardships in life. C) The broken staircase symbolizes the perfection of life. D) The broken staircase symbolizes the beauty of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The broken staircase symbolizes the struggles and hardships in life. 17. What is the main theme of the poem 'Harlem'? A) The struggles of Harlem's youth. B) The history of Harlem's architecture. C) The beauty of nature in Harlem. D) Deferred dreams and aspirations of African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deferred dreams and aspirations of African Americans. 18. Hughes wrote plays and also ..... A) Built theaters. B) Poetry. C) Children's books. D) All the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the Above. 19. In the poem, the most appropriate synonym for "dream" is? A) Memory. B) Wish. C) Goal. D) Fantasy tags6.4.b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goal. 20. Part B:Which lines from "I, Too, " "The Negro Speaks of Rivers, " "Refugee in America, " or "Dream Variations" best support the answer to Part A? A) Besides, / They'll see how beautiful I am ( "I, Too" ). B) I've known rivers:/ Ancient, dusky rivers. ( "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" ). C) There are words like Freedom / Sweet and wonderful to say. ( "Refugee in America" ). D) While night comes on gently, / Dark like me-( "Dream Variations" ). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Besides, / They'll see how beautiful I am ( "I, Too" ). ← 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