Zora Neale Hurston Biography Review

When was Zora Neale Hurston born?

• January 7, 1891

• January 7, 1901

• January 7, 1911

• January 7, 1921

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What is the title of Zora Neale Hurston's autobiography?

• Their Eyes Were Watching God

• Dust Tracks on a Road

• Jonah's Gourd Vine

• Moses, Man of the Mountain

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Which university did Zora Neale Hurston attend in 1918?

• Morgan State University

• Howard University

• Barnard College

• Columbia University

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In which year was 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' published?

• 1935

• 1936

• 1937

• 1938

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Which of the following works was published in 1934 by Zora Neale Hurston?

• Jonah's Gourd Vine

• Moses, Man of the Mountain

• Seraph on the Suwanee

• Dust Tracks on a Road

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What was the subject of Hurston's controversial 1948 book 'Seraph on the Suwanee'?

• African-American folklore

• A white woman searching for her identity

• The Harlem Renaissance

• Her own life story

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Who discovered and inscribed Zora Neale Hurston's gravestone in 1973?

• Alice Walker

• Franz Boas

• Herbert Sheen

• Albert Price II

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Which of the following happened at the same time that Hurston wrote many of her most well-known works?

• Hurston was accused of molesting a ten-year-old boy.

• Hurston moved to Africa.

• The Harlem Renaissance was in its prime.

• Hurston met her first husband, Herbert Sheen.

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After finding her unmarked grave, how die Alice Walker change Zora Neale Hurston's legacy?

• Alice Walker ignored Zora Neale Hurston's work.
• Alice Walker was unaware of Zora Neale Hurston's contributions.
• Alice Walker is credited with reviving Zora Neale Hurston's legacy.
• Alice Walker criticized Zora Neale Hurston's writing.

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When did Zora Neale Hurston die?

• January 28, 1960
• February 15, 1955
• March 10, 1965
• December 5, 1970

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