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