The Big Sea: An Autobiography Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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The Big Sea: An Autobiography Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spectacles in Color—Not Without Laughter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Rudolph Fisher sing with while he was in college?
(a) Josephine Baker.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) Paul Robeson.
(d) Besie Smith.

2. How did Hughes compare talking with Mr. Barnes about art?
(a) Like taking a college class.
(b) Like talking business with his father.
(c) Like dining with a food critic.
(d) Like drinking fine wine.

3. What was Bruce the chef's reaction to being fired from the Grand Duc?
(a) He threatened the boss with a sharp kitchen knife, frightening customers away.
(b) He screamed at the boss and threw a chair at him.
(c) He clamly walked out of the back door and set the back of the building on fire.
(d) He left without saying a word to anyone.

4. How many fraternities did Hughes pledge for?
(a) None, he was not invited to pledge for any.
(b) Two, both black fraternities.
(c) One, his friend Craig's fraternity.
(d) None, he dropped out of college.

5. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?
(a) Harvard in Boston.
(b) Loyola in Chicago.
(c) Columbia in New York City.
(d) Yale in New Haven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem of Hughes won first prize in Witter Bynner's Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Contest in 1926?

2. What was "Fire?"

3. What famous author wrote the book "cane?"

4. Who did Countee Cullen marry?

5. What magazine awarded Hughes his first poetry prize?

(see the answer key)

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