Sweat Quizzes

Sweat Quiz 1

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1 Who wrote "Sweat"?

Zora Neale Hurston

Edith Wharton

Alice Walker

Charles Dickens
2 What year was "Sweat" published?

1979

1926

1945

1902
3 With what movement was the story's author associated?

The Harlem Renaissance

Futurism

Modernism

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

Tennessee

Alabama

Washington DC

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

The New York Times

Vogue

Fire!!

Harper's
6 Why did the magazine that Hurston worked on shut down?

They ran out of money.

No one wanted to publish with them.

The founders did not get along.

Its offices burned.
7 What was the Harlem Renaissance?

An urban renewal project in the Netherlands

A fashionable form of dance

An artistic, political, and social movement

An exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci's art
8 What is the title of Hurston's most famous book?

Autumn in Georgia

Holes

Their Eyes Were Watching God

From Dust to Dust
9 What was the title of Hurston's autobiography?

Dust Tracks on a Road

The Bold and the Beautiful

Land of the Free

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

Because its protagonist accidentally misspells "sweet"

Because its protagonist works very hard

Because its protagonist wants to create a new kind of deodorant

Because its protagonist plays a lot of sports
11 What is the weather like during the story?

Very cold

Very hot

Hailing

Torrential
12 Where is the story set?

Florida

Georgia

New York

Hawaii
13 What is the name of the protagonist?

Sarah

Delia

Emily

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

Sykes

Jones

Beattie

Anthony
15 What is the occupation of the protagonist?

Teacher

Farmer

Maid

Washwoman
16 On what day does Delia do her rounds?

Thursday

Saturday

Monday

Wednesday
17 Why does Sykes criticize Delia?

For drinking too much liquor

For being flirtatious with other men in the town

For being wasteful with their food supplies

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

Delia's daughter

The next door neighbor

The clerk at the local store

Sykes' mistress
19 Why do people say that Sykes prefers Bertha?

Because she is skinny

Because she is beautiful

Because she is very rich

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

Helpful

Compassionate

Abusive

Resourceful
21 Which of the following words describes Delia?

Moody

Lazy

Despairing

Resilient
22 What is Delia very frightened of?

Running out of food

Infidelity

Horses

Snakes
23 When did Sykes and Delia marry?

Fifteen years ago

One year ago

Thirty years ago

Seven years ago
24 Who is sitting outside on the store porch?

The village men

The police force

A number of stray dogs

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

They are jealous of him.

He is a good husband.

He is a respectable man.

He is arrogant.

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