Langston Hughes brief biography quiz
Authored by Steven McDaniel
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance?
Walt Whitman
Carl Sandburg
Carl Van Vechten
Langston Hughes
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CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the title of Langston Hughes' first published poem?
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Not without laughter
The Weary Blues
I, too
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CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which university did Langston Hughes enroll in?
Harvard University
Columbia University
Yale University
Princeton University
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What genre did Hughes' collection 'The Weary Blues' help to pioneer?
Gothic poetry
Jazz poetry
Romantic poetry
Beat poetry
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CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the humorous character created by Hughes?
Tom Sawyer
Holden Caulfield
Jesse B. Semple
Atticus Finch
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CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what year did Langston Hughes die?
1953
1990
1967
1981
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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