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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. Who is the congregation crying out to in "Shout"?
(a) The other church across the street.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The newspaper reporter.
(d) The couple getting married that day.

2. Where does the speaker find himself after dying in the poem "Judgment Day"?
(a) Back in Atlanta.
(b) With God.
(c) Back in his childhood bedroom.
(d) In Hell.

3. What kind of music are tambourines often used in?
(a) Traditional Chinese music.
(b) Gospel music.
(c) Irish music.
(d) Classical music.

4. What major era did Hughes contribute to?
(a) The Birth of Slam Poetry.
(b) The Novelists' Novelty Time.
(c) The Harlem Renaissance.
(d) The Iron Age.

5. Which continent features most prominently in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?
(a) Africa.
(b) South America.
(c) Asia.
(d) Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sitting in the amen-corner of the church in "Prayer Meeting"?

2. What does the word "tom-toms" refer to in "Danse Africaine"?

3. What is the title of the poem about John Brown in the "Afro-American Fragments" section?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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