Langston Hughes: Life and Works

The video provides an overview of Langston Hughes, highlighting his grandmother's influence, his inspiration from a train ride, his early literary success, his global travels, and his prolific literary output. It concludes with an invitation for viewers to share their own fun facts about Hughes.

Who was the first black woman to attend Oberlin College and inspired Langston Hughes?

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Mary Langston

• Zora Neale Hurston

Which poem did Langston Hughes write during a train ride to Mexico?

• The Negro Speaks of Rivers

• The Weary Blues

• Mother to Son

• Dream Deferred

In which magazine was 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' first published?

• Harper's Magazine

• The New Yorker

• Crisis Magazine

• Opportunity Magazine

What achievement did Langston Hughes' poem 'The Weary Blues' earn him in 1925?

• A Grammy Award

• First prize in a literary competition

• A Nobel Prize

• A Pulitzer Prize

Which university did Langston Hughes receive a scholarship to attend?

• Yale University

• Lincoln University

• Columbia University

• Harvard University

Which cultural movement is Langston Hughes most associated with?

• The Beat Generation

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Romantic Movement

• The Lost Generation

Which of the following countries did Langston Hughes NOT travel to?

• France

• Brazil

• Japan

• Italy

How many volumes of poetry did Langston Hughes write during his lifetime?

• 10

• 16

• 25

• 20