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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Italy—Poetry is Practical.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?
(a) The Mississippi, Rio Grande, Niger and the Nile.
(b) The MIssissippi, Appalachian, Ural and the Nile.
(c) The Mississippi, Congo, Niger, and the Nile.
(d) The Mississippi, Missouri, and the Nile.

3. Who did Hughes say was the one professor who he was interested in at Columbia?
(a) Mr. Williams.
(b) Mr. Watson.
(c) Mr. Wagner.
(d) Mr. Wasson.

4. Where did Hughes's ship land on Christmas eve in 1923?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Rotterdam.
(c) Paris.
(d) Constantinople.

5. What did the sailors do on the first day out of the harbor on the way to Africa?
(a) Pick up their assignments.
(b) Meet with the captain.
(c) Cook a meal.
(d) Clean up the ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hughes meet Frau Schultz?

2. Where did Hughes stay when he arrived in Italy?

3. How many fraternities did Hughes pledge for?

4. How did Hughes think poems were like rainbows?

5. What did Dr. Locke offer to do for Hughes while both men were in Italy?

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