Free Printable Unit WALT AND LANGSTON

1.

What decade was the Harlem Renaissance in?

a)

1900s

b)

1940s

c)

1920s

d)

1960s

2.

Which sentence best summarizes the selection?

a)

Langston Hughes was a wonderful writer.

b)

One of the most famous poets of the Harlem Renaissance was Langston Hughes.

c)

Langston Hughes was a popular African-American writer and main figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

d)

Langston Hughes had many difficulties throughout his life, but prevailed to become a famous writer during the Harlem Renaissance.

3.

To put off until a later time

a)

mason

b)

persona

c)

ploughboy

d)

defer

4.

Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences

a)

Renaissance

b)

defer

c)

acclaim

d)

segregation

5.

A period in the 1920's when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished

a)

Renaissance

b)

discrimination

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

point of view

6.

Which meaning of defer is found in What happens to a Dream Deferred?

a)

to put off, postpone

b)

to submit respectfully

7.

Which of the following lines is an example of imagery?

a)

"And then run?"

b)

"Or does it explode?"

c)

"Or crust and sugar over"

d)

"Does it stink like rotten meat?"

8.

Which type of figurative language is represented in the following line:

"Does it dry up

like a raisin in the sun?"

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

allusion

9.

Walt Whitman was considered the________

a)

Bard of democracy

b)

a crazy mad man

c)

a loner

d)

a popular poet

10.

Poetry centered on ideas of

a)

democracy

b)

brotherhood

c)

equality

d)

all of the above

11.

Public poet who celebrated ________________men and women “en-masse.”

a)

father of all

b)

An old man

c)

democratic

12.

He had an urgent desire to incorporate the ___________________ into his life and poetry

a)

government

b)

entire American experience

c)

the family

13.

Walt wanted to create a new frontier voice, vigorous and free, that ___________________________

a)

represented America

b)

represented the family

c)

represented the world

d)

represented nature

14.

He celebrated the ____________—of the poet in every man, in the worker, in the individual

a)

his mom

b)

education

c)

Family

d)

self

15.

Like Wordsworth, poems spoke the “language of __________________ men.”

a)

big

b)

small

c)

common

d)

Native American

16.

He used few __________________________.

a)

Metaphors and figurative language

b)

words

c)

paper

d)

pens

17.

no matter how hard we try, we can never _______________________________________.

a)

Never truly live

b)

Never truly die

c)

Never truly know each other

d)

Never truly get away from each other

18.

Often religious songs, sung during times of celebration (like Christmas).

a)

carols

b)

homonica

c)

dances

d)

Hanukah

19.

Merry or happy.

a)

begnin

b)

begiled

c)

blithe

d)

suntur

20.

•Goes home, leaves work.

a)

going to leave

b)

works home

c)

home work

d)

Leaves off

21.

A type of riverboat, powered by coal and steam, popular in the 19th century, particularly on the Mississippi River.

a)

steam engine

b)

steamboat

c)

river boat coal

22.

•- A person who makes hats for a living.

a)

hatter

b)

hats off

c)

hat sewer

d)

hattered.

23.

•A boy or young man who plows fields. In other words, a farmer.

a)

Ploughboy

b)

framer

c)

cowboy

24.

A break or pause, in this case, for lunch.

a)

in betrweem

b)

side line time

c)

Intermission

d)

a break in the day

25.

Strong and sturdy

a)

big jim

b)

mass

c)

Robust

26.

Sweet sounding, full of melody

a)

Melodious

b)

my aunt Nancy

c)

wonderful

27.

In O Captain My Captain what is the ship referring to?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

USA

c)

Russia

d)

China

28.

Who made up Harlem in the 1920's

a)

artists

b)

Writers

c)

musician

d)

All of the above

29.

A period in the 1920's when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished

a)

Renaissance

b)

discrimination

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

point of view

30.

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up

Like a raisin in the sun?

What type of figurative language is NOT found in this excerpt?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

imagery

31.

Throughout the poem, what does Hughes reveal about dreams lost?

a)

It could weigh a person down or make them feel empty inside.

b)

It could become more beautiful and sweet

c)

It could feed the soul and explode into further dreams

d)

It could keep the person hungry for more

32.

The speaker believes that dreams lost:

a)

Grow more powerful

b)

Will be changed in a negative way

c)

Stay alive with enough hope

d)

Never truly disappear

33.

What is a "dream deferred"?

a)

a dream that is delayed

b)

a dream that one has to pursue on their own

c)

a dream that doesn't come true

d)

a dream that can only happen with support from family

34.

Where is Harlem?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

Detroit

d)

San Francisco

35.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

A travelling basketball team

b)

A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature

c)

A medieval game

d)

Time period of around 1210 a.d. when the games of jousting and art became popular

36.

During which decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?

a)

1900-1910

b)

1920s and 1930s

c)

1940s and 1950s

d)

late 1800s

37.

Who was Langston Hughes?

a)

famous African American author and poet

b)

famous African American musician

c)

famous African American artist

38.

In Langston Hughes' poem "I, Too"...what is the tone of the poem?

a)

angry

b)

humorous

c)

Optimistic-looks forward to the future

d)

scared

39.

How does the speaker feel about the captain?

a)

Speaker is jealous of the captain.

b)

Speaker dislikes the captain's leadership.

c)

The speaker cares deeply about the captain.

d)

The speaker is indifferent to the captain.

40.

The captain symbolizes:

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

41.

Which is an example of imagery that creates a mood on the ship?

a)

"Our fearful trip is done"

b)

"The people all exulting"

c)

"O the bleeding drops of red"

d)

"The vessel grim and daring"

42.

Which is the best example of diction to create a sad mood?

a)

"Shores a-crowding"

b)

"The prize we sought is won"

c)

"I with mournful tread"

d)

"Its voyage closed and done"

43.

Where does the action of the poem take place?

a)

On the shore

b)

At a funeral

c)

At a presidential inauguration

d)

On a ship

44.

Where is the ship headed?

a)

Back home, after a dangerous mission

b)

Out to sea, to take on a dangerous mission

c)

To an island, for a vacation

d)

To a defensive position

45.

The use of the phrase "my Captain" in the title and throughout the poem suggests that the speaker

a)

wants to be in charge of the ship.

b)

feels very loyal to the Captain.

c)

has a military background.

d)

is the only one with the Captain.

46.

Which phrase suggests that the ship has survived a difficult situation?

a)

"the prize we sought"

b)

"O Captain!"

c)

"the bells I hear"

d)

"our fearful trip"

47.

The repetition of the phrase "fallen cold and dead" emphasizes

a)

the importance of the death to the speaker.

b)

the speaker's lack of feeling about the death.

c)

the insensitivity of the victory celebration.

d)

the deaths of soldiers during the war.

48.

What does the phrase "the prize we sought is won" refer to?

a)

President Lincoln's death

b)

winning the Civil War

c)

discovery of a treasure

d)

the ship's arrival in port

49.

One extended metaphor in the poem is the comparison of

a)

a journey to a ship's deck.

b)

a ship to the country.

c)

a captain to a ship.

d)

a captain to a victory.

50.

Which phrase suggests that the Captain caused the celebration?

a)

"It is some dream"

b)

"Here Captain! Dear father!"

c)

"This arm beneath your head!"

d)

"For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths."

51.

In line 21 the speaker says, "the ship is anchor'd safe and sound." The idea of safety is ironic, or unexpected because

a)

crowds are trying to take over the ship.

b)

the speaker fears that lives are in danger.

c)

the ship's Captain lies dead on its deck.

d)

the ship has other dangerous journeys ahead.

52.

What does the ship in the poem symbolize?

a)

Nothing, it's just a ship

b)

The world

c)

The United States

d)

Life

53.

The tone in the third stanza of "O Captian! My Captain" is best described as

a)

Sarcastic

b)

Mournful

c)

Resentful

54.

The poem is addressed to

a)

a group of sailors

b)

the Captain

c)

Whitman

d)

the ocean

55.

Whitman's main purpose in this extended metaphor is to make people understand

a)

that a tragic shipwreck that killed many Americans

b)

the necessity for fighting the Civil War

c)

the tragic death of Abraham Lincoln.

d)

the importance of economic trade.

56.

Compared and contrasted the following two poems how are they the same and how are they different?

“I Hear America Singing” BY WALT WHITMAN

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, 

Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, 

The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, 

The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, 

The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,

The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands, 

The wood-cutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown, 

The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,

Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else, 

The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, 

Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

I, TooLangston Hughes - 1902-1967

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.

They send me to eat in the kitchen

When company comes,

But I laugh,

And eat well,

And grow strong.

Tomorrow,

I'll be at the table

When company comes.

Nobody'll dare

Say to me,

“Eat in the kitchen,”

Then.

Besides,

They'll see how beautiful I am

And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

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57.

O Captain! My Captain!

BY WALT WHITMAN

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,

The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,

The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,

While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;

But O heart! heart! heart!

O the bleeding drops of red,

Where on the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;

Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills,

For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,

For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;

Here Captain! dear father!

This arm beneath your head!

It is some dream that on the deck,

You’ve fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,

My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,

The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,

From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;

Exult O shores, and ring O bells!

But I with mournful tread,

Walk the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

Tell me what this poem is about?

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Harlem

BY LANGSTON HUGHES

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up

like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore—

And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar over—

like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags

like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

What does this Mean?

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Unit WALT AND LANGSTON

Total questions: 57

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