Sweat Quizzes

Sweat Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "Sweat"?
Zora Neale Hurston

Alice Walker

Charles Dickens

Edith Wharton
2 What year was "Sweat" published?
1902

1979

1926

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

The Bolshevik Revolution

Modernism

Futurism
4 Where is the author of the story from?
Florida

Washington DC

Tennessee

Alabama
5 In what magazine was "Sweat" first published?
Fire!!

Harper's

Vogue

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

No one wanted to publish with them.

They ran out of money.

The founders did not get along.
7 What was the Harlem Renaissance?
An exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci's art

An artistic, political, and social movement

A fashionable form of dance

An urban renewal project in the Netherlands
8 What is the title of Hurston's most famous book?
From Dust to Dust

Holes

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Autumn in Georgia
9 What was the title of Hurston's autobiography?
Land of the Free

Dust Tracks on a Road

The Zora Neale Hurston Story

The Bold and the Beautiful
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?
Hailing

Torrential

Very cold

Very hot
12 Where is the story set?
Florida

Georgia

New York

Hawaii
13 What is the name of the protagonist?
Laverne

Emily

Delia

Sarah
14 What is the name of the protagonist's husband?
Jones

Beattie

Anthony

Sykes
15 What is the occupation of the protagonist?
Maid

Teacher

Washwoman

Farmer
16 On what day does Delia do her rounds?
Wednesday

Thursday

Saturday

Monday
17 Why does Sykes criticize Delia?
For being wasteful with their food supplies

For doing white folks' laundry in their house on the Sabbath

For being flirtatious with other men in the town

For drinking too much liquor
18 Who is Bertha?
The next door neighbor

Sykes' mistress

Delia's daughter

The clerk at the local store
19 Why do people say that Sykes prefers Bertha?
Because she is skinny

Because she is fat

Because she is very rich

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

Abusive

Resourceful

Helpful
21 Which of the following words describes Delia?
Lazy

Moody

Resilient

Despairing
22 What is Delia very frightened of?
Running out of food

Horses

Infidelity

Snakes
23 When did Sykes and Delia marry?
One year ago

Thirty years ago

Seven years ago

Fifteen years ago
24 Who is sitting outside on the store porch?
The village men

Local schoolchildren

A number of stray dogs

The police force
25 What do the other men think of Sykes?
He is a good husband.

They are jealous of him.

He is a respectable man.

He is arrogant.