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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II: Feet O' Jesus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," where does the speaker say he has been over time?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) The Euphrates.
(c) The Congo.
(d) The Nile.

2. In the poem "Fire," what does the author think fire is going to do?
(a) Burn his crops.
(b) Burn his house down.
(c) Clean his sins away.
(d) Burn his soul.

3. What did the speaker's mother say when life hurt her in the poem "Spirituals"?
(a) "Gonna get even, just you wait!"
(b) "Bless her soul, I can't forgive."
(c) "Ain't no sinner like a mean sinner!"
(d) "Gonna ride in my chariot some day!"

4. When was "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" published?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1899.

5. In "Sunday Morning Prophecy," where does the preacher encourage the congregants to give freely?
(a) From their kitchens.
(b) In their own homes.
(c) In the collection basket.
(d) In their communities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music are tambourines often used in?

2. What is Hughes known as being the originator of?

3. In "As I Grew Older," what does the speaker say he had nearly forgotten?

4. Who does Hughes dedicate "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" to?

5. In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," what does the speaker say his souls has done similar to a river?

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