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