Quiz on Zora Neale Hurston

Where was Zora Neale Hurston born?

• Notasulga, Alabama

• Eatonville, Florida

• New York City, New York

• Haiti

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

• A Black American arts movement

• A political movement

• A religious movement

• A scientific movement

Which university did Zora Neale Hurston attend?

• Princeton University

• Yale University

• Howard University

• Harvard University

What is the title of Zora Neale Hurston's greatest work?

• Their Eyes Were Watching God

• Mules and Men

• Jonah's Gourd Vine

• Sweat

In which year did Zora Neale Hurston publish 'How It Feels to be Colored Me'?

• 1934

• 1928

• 1926

• 1935

What was the main character in 'Jonah's Gourd Vine' based on?

• Her mother

• Her brother

• Her father

• Her friend

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What did Zora Neale Hurston do near the end of her life to make money?

• Worked as a teacher

• Worked as a nurse

• Worked as a maid

• Worked as a writer

This writer from Eatonville wrote about African-American rural southern culture in Florida as well as hymns sung by workers on railroads.

• Maya Angelou

• Ernest Hemmingway

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Zora Neale Hurston