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Harlem and Langston Hughes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group, historically, did NOT live in Harlem?

a)

Jewish

b)

Puerto Rican

c)

Italians

d)

Irish

2.

What street became the entertainment center of Harlem?

a)

125th Street

b)

53rd Street

c)

W. 151st Street

d)

42nd Street

3.

When did Harlem become the "Black Mecca"?

a)

1913

b)

1904

c)

1927

d)

1941

4.

What was the name of the row of houses in Harlem that were among the first built?

a)

Astor Row

b)

Carnegie Row

c)

Asphalt Row

d)

Irish Row

5.

What was the name of the famous soul food restaurant in Harlem?

a)

Rosie's

b)

Angie's

c)

Sylvia's

d)

Johnson's

6.

What was the term used that means the area is losing local color and becoming increasingly middle-class in tastes?

a)

Reunification

b)

Gentrification

c)

Destabilization

d)

Acclimation

7.

When did the Harlem Renaissance start?

a)

1907

b)

1921

c)

1897

d)

1932

8.

What term did the video use to refer to Langston Hughes?

a)

Poet Laurate

b)

Mack Daddy

c)

Grandfather of Jazz

d)

Soul Brother

9.

When was Langston Hughes born?

a)

Feb. 1st, 1902

b)

Jan. 17th, 1892

c)

Feb. 1st, 1907

d)

March 9th, 1918

10.

What was Langston's father's job?

a)

Salesman

b)

Lawyer

c)

Musician

d)

Professor

11.

What college did Langston 1st attend?

a)

Spellman

b)

Columbia

c)

Lincoln

d)

Oxford

12.

Both of Langston's great-grandfather's were white slave-owners.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which was his first published book of poetry?

a)

The Weary Blues

b)

The Crisis

c)

The Negro Speaks of Days

d)

Lennox Ave.

14.

What was Langston's 1st major published poem?

a)

The Negro Speaks of Rivers

b)

The Negro Speaks of Fear

c)

The Negro Speaks of Days

d)

The Negro Speaks of Roads

15.

What did Langston 1st major in?

a)

Writing

b)

Law

c)

Engineering

d)

Mathematics

16.

Who was one of Langston's famous college classmates?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Countee Cullen

17.

Which of the following formats did Langston NOT write in?

a)

Poetry

b)

Plays

c)

Novels

d)

Popular songs

18.

What award did the NAACP give Langston Hughes?

a)

Springarn Award

b)

Gugglehide Award

c)

Nobel Peace Prize

d)

Pulitzer Prize

19.

How tall was Langston Hughes?

a)

6' 1"

b)

5'

c)

7' 2"

d)

5' 4"

20.

I took notes like I was supposed to.

a)

True

b)

False