Lorraine Hansberry Quiz English

When was Lorraine Hansberry born?

• May 19, 1930

• June 10, 1925

• April 15, 1935

• March 22, 1940

How many siblings did Lorraine Hansberry have?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What kind of childhood did Lorraine Hansberry have?

• Wealthy

• Poor

• Comfortable middle-class

• Luxurious

Where did she live during her childhood?

• The South Side of Chicago

• Harlem, New York

• Los Angeles, California

• Atlanta, Georgia

Which of the following people was not mentioned as someone she grew up knowing?

• Langston Hughes

• Duke Ellington

• Joe Louis

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Who was her mentor mentioned in the text?

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Booker T. Washington

• Frederick Douglass

• Marcus Garvey

Where did Lorraine Hansberry move with her family as a child?

• South Side Chicago

• North Side Chicago

• West Side Chicago

• East Side Chicago

What type of neighborhood did Lorraine Hansberry move to when she was a child?

• A neighborhood where all the residents were white

• A mixed neighborhood

• A neighborhood where all the residents were black

• A Hispanic neighborhood

In what year did Hansberry's father, Carl, challenge the segregated housing pattern in Chicago?

• 1928

• 1938

• 1948

• 1958

What was the family threatened with, which led to their departure by court order?

• Natural disaster

• White mob

• Financial crisis

• Political protest