John Steinbeck Biography Quiz

When was John Steinbeck born?

• February 27, 1902

• February 27, 1802

• February 27, 2002

• February 27, 2022

Where was John Steinbeck born?

• New York, New York

• Chicago, Illinois

• Salinas, California

• Houston, Texas

TRUE OR FALSE: John Steinbeck grew up with 2 sisters and 1 brother

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: John Steinbeck grew up poor

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: John Steinbeck always knew he wanted to be a writer.

• True

• False

What University did John Steinbeck attend?

• Princeton University

• Fordham University

• New York University

• Stanford University

TRUE OR FALSE: John Steinbeck graduated from Stanford University.

• True

• False

How did John Steinbeck support himself while he attended classes at Stanford?

• 1. His parents paid for it

• 1. He worked as a newspaper reporter 

• 1. He worked as a manual laborer (migrant farm worker, construction worker, etc.) 

• 1. His wife paid for it

TRUE or FALSE: John Steinbeck's first three novels were unsuccessful.

• True

• False

Steinbeck's greatest work was

• The Grapes of Wrath

• Of Mice and Men

• Tortilla Flat