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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. What did Dr. Locke offer to do for Hughes while both men were in Italy?
(a) Take him to Venice.
(b) Publish his poems.
(c) Introduce him to his sister.
(d) Teach him Italian.

2. Why did Hughes agree to go to Mexico after his high school graduation and meet his father?
(a) He thought his father would stop sending money if he did not.
(b) He thought his father might pay for college.
(c) He wanted to learn about ranching.
(d) He mised his father.

3. Where did Hughes stay when he arrived in Italy?
(a) Estavilla.
(b) Place de'Cello.
(c) Manchego.
(d) Denzenzano.

4. What was Hughes's job on the ship across the ocean?
(a) He was a janitor.
(b) He was a police officer.
(c) He was an oarsman.
(d) He was a mess boy.

5. Which of Hughes's relatives became Dean of the first law school at Howard University?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His great uncle.
(c) His grandfather's brother.
(d) His grandmother's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what was Mr. Barnes known in America?

2. How did Dr. Alain Locke find Hughes in Paris?

3. What did Hughes's ship take from Africa back to the United States?

4. How was Bricktop Ada known among her followers?

5. What was the "mother ship?"

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