WorksheetsHistorical Context Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Where was John Steinbeck born?
Salinas, Mexico
Stanford, California
Salinas, California
What university did Steinbeck graduate from?
He didn't graduate
Stanford University
Cal State Monterey Bay
Many of Steinbeck's most famous novels and short stories were written in the 1930s during America's __________.
Great Drought
Great Depression
Great Plains
Steinbeck had a strong interest in
photography
migrant mothers
migrant workers
What was the name of Steinbeck's "breakout work" (his first piece of writing that garnered attention)?
Grapes of Wrath
Tortilla Flat
East of Eden
When severe drought hit the Great Plains in 1930, many sought refuge in
Texas
New York
California
In 1936, Los Angeles Authorities blockaded the California _______.
rails
bridge
border
Steinbeck's novels showed __________ versions of the very real problems people faced in California during the 1930s.
fictional
non-fictional
Like Steinbeck, Dorothea Lange was a
Californian
writer
migrant worker
Unlike Steinbeck, Dorothea Lange was a(n)
author
photographer
teenage hobo
The photographs of Dorothea Lange offer __________ examples of hardship.
fictional
non-fictional
Dorothea Lange's most famous picture is called
Migrant Mother
Migrant Worker
Riding the Rails
The documentary "Riding the Rails" showed how homeless teenagers during the Great Depression traveled by __________ to find work.
car
metro
freight train
Being a homeless migrant was considered a crime.
True
False
In an effort to send teenagers back home, the authorities were __________ on them than they were on older transients.
easier
tougher
Young migrants were usually paid _______ than adults for the same work.
less
more
_______ teenagers fared better than _______ teengaers.
White, black
Black, white
For African Americans, traveling in the _______ was especially dangerous.
North
East
West
South
Temporary camps set up by hobos along the outskirts of towns were known as __________.
bunkhouses
forests
jungles
What novel by John Steinbeck are we going to read as a class?
Tortilla Flat
Grapes of Wrath
Of Mice and Men
