- 1. When was Ralph Ellison born?
A) 1900
B) 1940
C) 1925
D) 1913
- 2. What was Ralph Ellison's most famous novel?
A) Beloved
B) To Kill a Mockingbird
C) Invisible Man
D) The Great Gatsby
- 3. In which field did Ralph Ellison earn his degree at Tuskegee Institute?
A) Engineering
B) Medicine
C) Music
D) Literature
- 4. What prestigious literary award did Ralph Ellison receive in 1953 for his novel 'Invisible Man'?
A) National Book Award
B) Man Booker Prize
C) Nobel Prize in Literature
D) Pulitzer Prize
- 5. What year did Ralph Ellison pass away?
A) 1994
B) 1960
C) 2005
D) 1980
- 6. Ralph Ellison's collection of essays 'Shadow and Act' was published in which year?
A) 1964
B) 1985
C) 1975
D) 1950
- 7. What literary movement was Ralph Ellison associated with?
A) Lost Generation
B) Harlem Renaissance
C) Beat Generation
D) Transcendentalism
- 8. What genre of music greatly influenced Ralph Ellison's writing?
A) Jazz
B) Classical
C) Country
D) Pop
- 9. Ralph Ellison was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in which year?
A) 1985
B) 1975
C) 1969
D) 2000
- 10. Which college did Ralph Ellison attend, but left after three years due to financial difficulties?
A) Tuskegee Institute
B) Harvard University
C) Yale University
D) Oberlin College
- 11. Where did Ralph Ellison work as a writer-in-residence during the 1960s?
A) Princeton University
B) Stanford University
C) Rutgers University
D) Columbia University
- 12. Where was Ralph Ellison born?
A) New York City, New York
B) Los Angeles, California
C) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
D) Chicago, Illinois
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