Langston Hughes Biography

What was one of the primary influences on Langston Hughes' poetry?

• His father's move to Mexico

• His grandmothers' death

• The poetry of Carl Sandburg and Walt Whitman

• Rejection by poetry magazines

Where did Langston Hughes live after his maternal grandmother's death in his early teens?

• Mexico

• Cleveland, Ohio

• Joplin, Missouri

• Various cities

What role did Langston Hughes play in his school's literary activities?

• He was a primary influence on the literary magazine.

• He frequently submitted to other poetry magazines.

• He was the editor of his school's literary magazine.

• He rejected contributions to the literary magazine.

Where did Langston Hughes study after graduating from high school in 1920?

• Harvard University

• Columbia University

• Mexico University

• Cornell University

What job did Langston Hughes have when he met American poet Vachel Lindsay in 1925?

• Busboy in a Washington, D.C. hotel restaurant

• Steward on a freighter

• Professor at Columbia University

• Poet in residence in Harlem

What did Vachel Lindsay do for Langston Hughes' poetry?

• He criticized and rejected Hughes' work.

• He promoted Hughes' poetry using his connections.

• He plagiarized Hughes' poems.

• He discouraged Hughes from pursuing poetry.

What achievement helped Langston Hughes secure a scholarship to attend Lincoln University in Pennsylvania?

• Winning first prize in the Opportunity magazine literary competition

• Meeting Carl Van Vecten in a poetry workshop

• Inheriting a large sum of money

• Joining a prestigious poetry club

What distinguished Langston Hughes as a poet during his time?

• His use of jazz rhythms and dialect to portray urban black life

• His exclusive focus on European literary traditions

• His avoidance of black themes and heritage in his work

• His commitment to traditional forms and structures in poetry

What was the main character created by Langston Hughes in his column for the Chicago Defender?

• A) Carl Van Vecten
  

• Jesse B. Semple (Simple)

• Mary, his maternal grandmother

• Vachel Lindsay

How did Langston Hughes acquire enough money to buy a house in Harlem?

• Winning a literary competition

• Teaching creative writing at Atlanta University

• Selling his autobiography, "The Big Sea"

• Writing lyrics for a successful Broadway musical