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