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

2. Who does Hughes dedicate "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" to?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) His uncle, Malcom.
(c) His cousin, Flora.
(d) His father, Langston.

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

4. Which of the following does the speaker NOT claim to have been in "Negro"?
(a) A slave.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A singer.
(d) A worker.

5. What does the title "Litany" refer to?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) A prayer.
(c) A city in Africa.
(d) A city in the South.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Langston Hughes known for?

3. What supernatural figure appears in the poem "Sunday Morning Prophecy"?

4. How are the poems in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" organized?

5. In the poem "Fire," who does the author say he has had more women than?

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