Zora Neale Hurston's "Why Women Always Take Advantage of Men
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12th Grade
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This quiz focuses on literary analysis and comprehension of Zora Neale Hurston's folk tale "Why Women Always Take Advantage of Men," appropriate for grade 12 students in American Literature or Advanced English courses. The questions assess students' ability to analyze character motivations, identify literary themes, interpret symbolism, and understand cultural literary forms. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to extract specific details from the text, critical thinking abilities to analyze the power dynamics and gender roles presented in the folk tale, and cultural literacy to understand the significance of dialect and oral tradition in African American literature. The quiz requires students to move beyond surface-level understanding to examine the deeper implications of the characters' actions and the story's commentary on societal power structures between men and women. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying grade 12 English and American Literature. This assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a post-reading comprehension check, a discussion starter for examining gender dynamics in literature, or a formative assessment tool to gauge students' understanding before deeper analytical work. Teachers can use this quiz as homework to reinforce reading assignments, as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before class discussion, or as review material when studying the Harlem Renaissance and African American literary traditions. The questions align with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2 for determining themes and analyzing their development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3 for analyzing the impact of author's choices on story elements, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6 for analyzing point of view and cultural experiences reflected in literature from outside the United States.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to George Thomas, what advantage do women have?
Her brains
Her mouth
Her body
Her heart
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Moseley say that men have that women do not?
strength
law
money
all of the above
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a folk tale?
a story that has a happy ending
a story that replaces human characters with animals
a story that is part of the oral tradition of a common culture
a story that is always true.
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the cause of the conflict between the man and the woman in the folktale?
They do not agree on how to raise their children.
The man is more spiritual than the woman.
The woman talks too much.
The man and woman have equal strength.
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the conflict imply about men and women?
They can't get along when power is divided equally between them.
Men talk too much.
God cares more about women than men.
Women are always looking for ways to subjugate men.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the man tell God he needs more strength than the woman?
to beat her.
to make her obey him.
to protect her from the Devil.
because he hates her.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not for the three keys?
the bedroom
the cradle
the front porch
the kitchen
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
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