This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 36 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the TONE (emotion created in the poem) of "I Dream a World" ? A) Hopeful and optimistic. B) Negative and full of despair. C) Pessimistic and critical of humanity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hopeful and optimistic. 2. Who is the speaker or persona of the poem? A) Longfellow. B) Mother. C) Son. D) No answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother. 3. What is the speaker comparing her life to? A) A run-down house. B) A talking tree. C) To jaguar. D) An inoperable car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A run-down house. 4. What was unique about the way that Nancy Lee's classmate's thought about her? A) They thought that she was poor. B) They didn't think of her as colored. C) They thought they she was less than them. D) They thought that she didn't deserve to win the award. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They didn't think of her as colored. 5. In Langston Hughes' poem 'Dreams', what does the line 'Hold fast to dreams' mean? A) To ignore dreams and aspirations. B) To chase after someone else's dreams and aspirations. C) To let go of dreams and aspirations. D) To cling tightly to one's dreams and aspirations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To cling tightly to one's dreams and aspirations. 6. What are the two things being compared in this simile from the poem?"Maybe it sags like a heavy load." A) Hopes and wishes to something heavy you have to carry. B) A heavy box and your nightmares. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hopes and wishes to something heavy you have to carry. 7. Language:What kind of figurative language is this line?"Stars are great dropsOf golden dew." A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 8. A good position chance, or prospect, as for advancement or success. A) Refrain. B) Opportunity. C) Pallor. D) Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opportunity. 9. What did the author do after lying about seeing Jesus? A) Cried. B) Laughed. C) Sang. D) Prayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cried. 10. What did Langston write about in his poems? A) His family. B) African American culture and history. C) Literature. D) Jazz music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) African American culture and history. 11. Langston Hughes died on A) May 22, 1967. B) February 1, 1902. C) February 1, 1957. D) May 19, 1967. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May 22, 1967. 12. Pace A) To skip around. B) Walk back and forth. C) Take an elevator up and down. D) Show worry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walk back and forth. 13. A character who sets the scene for the play and comments on the action is called the ..... A) Cast. B) Actor. C) Prop. D) Narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Narrator. 14. The 1st person Point of View in "Mother to Son" helps the reader ..... A) Understand the struggles faced by the mom. B) Empathize with the son. C) Reflect on why the son is struggling. D) The mother and son's relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understand the struggles faced by the mom. 15. Based on the text, which word best describes the speaker's opinion about dreams? A) Life-changing. B) Inconsistent. C) Fragile. D) Exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragile. 16. High praise A) Acclaim. B) Discrimination. C) Renaissance. D) Defer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acclaim. 17. An object that is used in a play is called a ..... ? A) Thing. B) Stage Object. C) Prop. D) Scene. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prop. 18. A deferred dream makes us lifeless like ..... A) A raisin in the sun. B) A bird falling from the sky. C) A vitamin before a dance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A raisin in the sun. 19. Which sentence describes the main idea of the poem? A) Some dreams need more time to develop and grow. B) It's difficult for people to keep their dreams alive. C) No one knows what happens to dreams that are never fulfilled. D) Dreams that are delayed could disappear or become a burden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dreams that are delayed could disappear or become a burden. 20. Which literary device is most prominently used in the line "I am the darker brother" ? A) SImile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. ← 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