Lorraine Hansberry quiz

In what city was Lorraine Hansberry born?

• Las Vegas

• New York

• Miami

• Chicago

Answer explanation

Lorraine Hansberry was born and raised in Chicago.

What did Carl Hansberry, Lorraine's father, do to earn his wealth?

He​ ​ ​ (a)   to earn his wealth.

• rented out apartments that he split
• worked in a factory
• did nothing
• invested in stocks
• he rented out apartments that he split.
• worked in car sales

Answer explanation

He rented out apartments called kitchenettes.

Lorraine received a ​ ​ (a)   as a ​ (b)   gift.

• fur coat
• Christmas
• birthday
• bar mitzvah
• sweet 16
• car
• puppy
• purse

Reorder the following, giving the chronological order of what happened to the Hansberry family first to last.

• The Hansberry's moved to Woodlawn, an all-white neighborhood.

• The family was sued.

• The Hansberry family took their case to the Supreme court (Hansberry v. Lee)

• The family became famous and was visited by influential people.

• White neighbors threw bricks at the Hansberry's house.

Match the following terms:

• Columbia Pictures

• Redlining

• Chicago neighborhood, all white families

• A Raisin in the Sun

• The name of the play written by Lorraine Hansberry

• Woodlawn

• practice of rating certain neighborhoods (with high African American population) as undesirable

• Film production company

• Private contract white families used forbidding renting to black families

• Restrictive convenants

What happened in the Hansberry v. Lee case?

• Carl Hansberry won his case and got to stay in the neighborhood.

• Carl Hansberry lost his case and his family had to move.

Who inspired the title for A Raisin in the Sun?

• Langston Hughes

• Claude McKay

• Zora Neale Hurston

Where did Lorraine Hansberry move in young adulthood?

• Chicago

• New York City

• Baltimore

• Philadelphia

Why was A Raisin in the Sun so significant? ( More than one answer)

• It inspired African Americans to get involved in theater.

• It was based off of Lorraine's life.

• It was not that important overall.

• The soundtrack that won awards.

Lorraine Hansberry was 29 years old when she won the New York Critics Circle Award for

(a)  

• Best Play
• Best Supporting Character
• Best Soundtrack