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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. What is one common theme in the poems presented in the "Feet o' Jesus" section of "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?
(a) Fame.
(b) Money.
(c) New York City.
(d) Religion.

2. In "Angels Wings," what does the speaker say the angel's wings are as white as?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Snow.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Milk.

3. What does the word "tom-toms" refer to in "Danse Africaine"?
(a) Fruits.
(b) Drums.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Drawings.

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

5. In the poem "Fire," who does the author say he has had more women than?
(a) Than the gardener had tomatoes.
(b) Than the president had votes.
(c) Than the forest had trees.
(d) Than Pharoah had wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" published?

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

3. What race was Langston Hughes?

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

5. What did the speaker's mother say when life hurt her in the poem "Spirituals"?

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