Sweat Quizzes

Sweat Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "Sweat"?
Edith Wharton

Alice Walker

Zora Neale Hurston

Charles Dickens
2 What year was "Sweat" published?
1902

1926

1945

1979
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?
Alabama

Florida

Washington DC

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

Harper's

The New York Times

Vogue
6 Why did the magazine that Hurston worked on shut down?
The founders did not get along.

Its offices burned.

No one wanted to publish with them.

They ran out of money.
7 What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A fashionable form of dance

An exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci's art

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

From Dust to Dust

Autumn in Georgia

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 works very hard

Because its protagonist accidentally misspells "sweet"

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

Hailing

Torrential

Very hot
12 Where is the story set?
New York

Florida

Hawaii

Georgia
13 What is the name of the protagonist?
Delia

Sarah

Laverne

Emily
14 What is the name of the protagonist's husband?
Beattie

Anthony

Jones

Sykes
15 What is the occupation of the protagonist?
Teacher

Washwoman

Maid

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

Thursday

Monday

Wednesday
17 Why does Sykes criticize Delia?
For doing white folks' laundry in their house on the Sabbath

For drinking too much liquor

For being wasteful with their food supplies

For being flirtatious with other men in the town
18 Who is Bertha?
The next door neighbor

The clerk at the local store

Delia's daughter

Sykes' mistress
19 Why do people say that Sykes prefers Bertha?
Because she is fat

Because she is very rich

Because she is skinny

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

Helpful

Abusive

Compassionate
21 Which of the following words describes Delia?
Moody

Lazy

Resilient

Despairing
22 What is Delia very frightened of?
Snakes

Infidelity

Running out of food

Horses
23 When did Sykes and Delia marry?
Fifteen years ago

Seven years ago

Thirty years ago

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

A number of stray dogs

The village men

The police force
25 What do the other men think of Sykes?
They are jealous of him.

He is a respectable man.

He is arrogant.

He is a good husband.