Question

Identify the writer(s) associated with the Harlem Renaissance:
(A) Claude McKay
(B) Zora Neale Hurston
(C) W.E.B. Du Bois
(D) Langston Hughes

• A. (A), (B), and (D) only
• B. (B), (C), and (D) only
• C. (C), (D) only
• D. (A), (C), and (D) only

Hint:

Key Harlem Renaissance figures include Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Claude McKay for their literary contributions.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement in the 1920s and 1930s celebrating African American cultural expressions.

• Claude McKay (A): Known for works like Home to Harlem and If We Must Die, which explored African American identity.
• Zora Neale Hurston (B): Celebrated for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God.
• Langston Hughes (D): A prominent poet and social activist from the Harlem Renaissance.
• W.E.B. Du Bois (C): Was an influential thinker and activist but not directly part of the literary Harlem Renaissance.