Sweat Quizzes

Sweat Quiz 1

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1 Who wrote "Sweat"?

Alice Walker

Edith Wharton

Charles Dickens

Zora Neale Hurston
2 What year was "Sweat" published?

1926

1979

1902

1945
3 With what movement was the story's author associated?

The Harlem Renaissance

Modernism

Futurism

The Bolshevik Revolution
4 Where is the author of the story from?

Washington DC

Alabama

Florida

Tennessee
5 In what magazine was "Sweat" first published?

Harper's

Vogue

Fire!!

The New York Times
6 Why did the magazine that Hurston worked on shut down?

The founders did not get along.

They ran out of money.

No one wanted to publish with them.

Its offices burned.
7 What was the Harlem Renaissance?

An exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci's art

A fashionable form of dance

An urban renewal project in the Netherlands

An artistic, political, and social movement
8 What is the title of Hurston's most famous book?

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Autumn in Georgia

From Dust to Dust

Holes
9 What was the title of Hurston's autobiography?

The Bold and the Beautiful

Dust Tracks on a Road

Land of the Free

The Zora Neale Hurston Story
10 Why is the story called "Sweat"?

Because its protagonist wants to create a new kind of deodorant

Because its protagonist plays a lot of sports

Because its protagonist accidentally misspells "sweet"

Because its protagonist works very hard
11 What is the weather like during the story?

Very cold

Hailing

Very hot

Torrential
12 Where is the story set?

Georgia

Hawaii

New York

Florida
13 What is the name of the protagonist?

Emily

Sarah

Laverne

Delia
14 What is the name of the protagonist's husband?

Beattie

Sykes

Anthony

Jones
15 What is the occupation of the protagonist?

Teacher

Washwoman

Farmer

Maid
16 On what day does Delia do her rounds?

Saturday

Wednesday

Monday

Thursday
17 Why does Sykes criticize Delia?

For being wasteful with their food supplies

For drinking too much liquor

For being flirtatious with other men in the town

For doing white folks' laundry in their house on the Sabbath
18 Who is Bertha?

The clerk at the local store

Delia's daughter

Sykes' mistress

The next door neighbor
19 Why do people say that Sykes prefers Bertha?

Because she is beautiful

Because she is skinny

Because she is very rich

Because she is fat
20 Which of the following words describes Sykes?

Resourceful

Abusive

Helpful

Compassionate
21 Which of the following words describes Delia?

Despairing

Moody

Lazy

Resilient
22 What is Delia very frightened of?

Running out of food

Snakes

Infidelity

Horses
23 When did Sykes and Delia marry?

Fifteen years ago

Thirty years ago

Seven years ago

One year ago
24 Who is sitting outside on the store porch?

The police force

The village men

A number of stray dogs

Local schoolchildren
25 What do the other men think of Sykes?

He is a respectable man.

He is arrogant.

He is a good husband.

They are jealous of him.

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