This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > Their Eyes Were Watching God > Their Eyes Were Watching God – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Zora Neale Hurston study at Columbia University? A) Biology. B) African-American Folklore. C) Anthropology. D) She never went to college even though she really wanted to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthropology. 2. The vocab word that means a sacred or private place. A) Sanctum. B) Wallow. C) Predecessor. D) Refuge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanctum. 3. In chapter 3, it ends with Janie "becoming a woman" . How does this happen? A) She believes in love. B) She gets married. C) The death of her nanny. D) The death of her first dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The death of her first dream. 4. What three rules does Joe have for Janie? A) Keep hair tied up, keep up with the store, stay away from the men of Eatonville. B) Be silent, know your place, keep hair tied up. C) Be silent, know your place, support his decisions. D) Know your place, show him affection, keep hair tied up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be silent, know your place, keep hair tied up. 5. What does Nanny want Janie to have? A) Happiness. B) Protection. C) Children. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection. 6. Define the term "Incredulous" . A) The territory within which power can be exercised. B) Under a moral obligation to do something. C) Not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving. 7. What does Joe do after Janie insults him (underneath his britches) in the store? A) He laughs it off. B) He throws her out of town. C) He apologizes to Janie. D) He hits Janie as hard as he can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He hits Janie as hard as he can. 8. He went outside and cut down the tire swing out of ..... A) Malice. B) Scant. C) Disposition. D) Reproof. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malice. 9. Who said, "You know if you pass some people and don't speak tuh suit 'em dey got tuh go way back in yo' life and see whut you ever done" ? A) Nanny. B) Pheoby. C) Janie. D) Tea Cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pheoby. 10. To come to terms A) Desecrate. B) Reconcile. C) Commiserate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reconcile. 11. When do Janie and Tea Cake decide to evacuate? A) Not until they actually see flooding happening. B) When the majority of people first evacuate. C) They never do try to evacuate. D) After their house is destroyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not until they actually see flooding happening. 12. What are the main character traits of Janie Crawford in Their Eyes Were Watching God? A) Independence, resilience, and a strong sense of self. B) Stubbornness, weakness, and lack of resilience. C) Dependence, fragility, and lack of self-awareness. D) Conformity, passivity, and low self-esteem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independence, resilience, and a strong sense of self. 13. The lit term that refers to the historical setting and customs of a time and place. A) Cultural context. B) Literary lens. C) Theme. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural context. 14. I don't know what ..... doing over there. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 15. What is the age difference between Janie and Tea Cake? A) 5 or 6 years difference. B) 10 to 12 years difference. C) At least 20 years difference. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10 to 12 years difference. 16. How did Janie see her life? A) As a gift. B) As a never ending line of husbands. C) As a nightmare. D) As a blooming tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As a blooming tree. 17. What did Nunkie do when Janie attempted to grab her? A) Flee. B) Stand and fight. C) Cry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flee. 18. "Here Nanny had taken the biggest thing God ever made, the horizon-for no matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you-and pinched it in to such a little bit of a thing that she could tie it about her granddaughter's neck tight enough to choke her." According to this excerpt, how did Janie feel about Nanny? A) Joyous. B) Resentful. C) Sorrowful. D) Prideful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resentful. 19. The student became ..... when he was forced to move even though he wasn't talking. A) Tangible. B) Ostentatious. C) Indignant. D) Envious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indignant. 20. Who is the main character of the story? A) Janie. B) Tea cake. C) Mrs.kay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Janie. 21. Who is Tea Cake? A) The lady who is gossiping about Janie. B) The person who ran away from Janie. C) Janie's grandmother. D) The only person who respects Janie among the gossipers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The person who ran away from Janie. 22. Who is the main character's best friend? A) Janie. B) Pheoby. C) Logan. D) Joe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pheoby. 23. Tea Cake was in the habit of gambling A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Where did the events in the story take place? A) Los Angeles, CA. B) At-fanta, ga. C) Eatonville, FL. D) Detroit, MI. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eatonville, FL. 25. HOW MANY TIMES WAS JANIE MARRIED? A) 2. B) 1. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 26. What does the I in RADIO represent? A) Include a second detail. B) Include facts but not opinions in research. C) Inquiry. D) Interrogative sentences ask questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Include a second detail. 27. After the injury, walking was ..... , but the player decided to keep going through the pain. A) Incredulous. B) Excruciating. C) Ostentatious. D) Treacherous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excruciating. 28. When the storm was coming who left first? A) The Indians. B) Motor Boat. C) Sam Watson. D) Migrant Workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Indians. 29. Who did Joe get to attend to his medical needs? A) A bush doctor. B) A nephrologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A nephrologist. 30. Why were the townspeople surprised to see Janie playing checkers with Tea Cake? A) Tea Cake is known for being a checkers champ and Janie was beating him. B) They never saw Janie play checkers before. C) Joe forbade anyone in Eatonville from playing checkers with his wife. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They never saw Janie play checkers before. 31. Why did Nanny slap Janie? A) She argued about marrying Logan Killicks. B) She was crying like a baby. C) She told Nanny she hated her. D) She refused to go to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She argued about marrying Logan Killicks. 32. Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground. A) Promontory. B) Brazen. C) Prostrate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prostrate. 33. If anything seems ..... , call me right away, and I'll come get you out of there. A) Incredulous. B) Oblivious. C) Amiss. D) Earnest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amiss. 34. Who is Logan Killicks? A) Janie's boyfriend. B) A black man whom Janie is forced to marry. C) Nanny's master when she was a slave. D) A white man who calls Nanny "gray headed". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A black man whom Janie is forced to marry. 35. What happens when the townspeople ask Janie to make a speech as the newly elected mayor's wife? A) She does so well that her speech receives more compliments than her husband's speech. B) She starts to talk but gets nervous and stutters, eventually making a graceless exit. C) Her husband steps in and says that his wife isn't a speech-making sort of woman. D) She refuses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her husband steps in and says that his wife isn't a speech-making sort of woman. 36. Character Examination:How do Janie's early life and experiences shape her decisions in the first chapter? A) Janie's early life and experiences shape her decisions by molding her viewpoints, convictions, and actions. B) Janie's early life and experiences only affect her physical attributes. C) Janie's early life and experiences cause her to behave entirely out of character. D) Janie's early life and experiences have no impact on her decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Janie's early life and experiences shape her decisions by molding her viewpoints, convictions, and actions. 37. Why does Jody order Janie to wear a head-rag? A) Because he thinks it looks fashionable. B) Because he wants to hide her long hair from other men. C) Because he wants to protect her from the sun. D) Because he wants to make her jealous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he wants to hide her long hair from other men. 38. Why does Tea Cake say Janie takes her beating so well? A) She is too high classed to fight back. B) She is scared of him. C) She is too weak to fight him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is too high classed to fight back. 39. What was crossing the road before the hurricane? A) Dogs. B) Monkeys. C) Snake. D) Bears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snake. 40. Who wanted Janie to leave Tea Cake and marry her brother (because she thought Tea Cake was too dark to be with Janie)? A) Nunkie. B) Mrs. Turner. C) Phoebe. D) Lula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Turner. 41. What was the first thing Joe bought A) Lumber. B) Land. C) A store. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land. 42. Discuss the role of Nanny in shaping Janie's character in the novel. A) Nanny encourages Janie to rebel against societal norms. B) Nanny has no impact on Janie's character development. C) Nanny instills traditional values and expectations in Janie, which Janie later rebels against. D) Nanny is a passive character with no influence on Janie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nanny instills traditional values and expectations in Janie, which Janie later rebels against. 43. Meaning: "You done hurt mah heart, now you come wid uh lie tuh bruise mah ears! Turn go mah hands! (Hurston 137). A) You've literally wounded me. B) Is it not enough that you figuratively hurt me, but now you're insulting me. C) He boxed her ears. D) She needs a doctor immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is it not enough that you figuratively hurt me, but now you're insulting me. 44. The lawyer told me to ..... talking to the police, as I was incriminating myself. A) Desecrate. B) Cease. C) Expound. D) Chastise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cease. 45. How did Tea Cake earn the money he lost back for Janie? A) Getting a loan. B) Getting a job. C) Gambling. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gambling. 46. Why does Janie decide to remain silent and keep her dreams and emotions inside? A) Because she doesn't want to cause a scene. B) Because she is afraid of Jody's anger. C) Because she doesn't think anyone will listen to her. D) Because she believes it is the proper way to behave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because she believes it is the proper way to behave. 47. The best friend of the protagonist is named: A) Tea Cake. B) Janie. C) Logan. D) Phoebe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phoebe. 48. Who is the main character's second husband? A) Pheoby. B) Janie. C) Joe. D) Logan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joe. 49. I was frustrated by the ..... of trying to convince my deadbeat brother to pay his share of the rent. A) Treacherousness. B) Futility. C) Prominence. D) Sacrilege. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Futility. 50. WHAT WAS TEACAKES NAME? A) Tony Tea. B) Woody Teacakesons. C) Terry Cakes. D) Forgivable Woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forgivable Woods. 51. Who dreams of the future while lying under a pear tree? A) Nanny. B) Janie. C) Phoeby. D) Tea Cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Janie. 52. Don't ..... our sacred field because Karma will get you. A) Irk. B) Insinuate. C) Cease. D) Desecrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desecrate. 53. Janie and Tea Cake are forced out of their home in the Everglades by which of the following? A) A hurricane. B) White people. C) To tornado. D) A rabid dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hurricane. 54. Choose the correct definition for the vocabulary word, conjectures: A) Conclusion based on guesswork. B) Appearance. C) Old and crumbling. D) Otherworldly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion based on guesswork. 55. Tea Cake requested that Janie wear ..... A) Blue overalls. B) A blue dress. C) Blue shorts and tank top. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A blue dress. 56. The teacher dreaded the class that always entered the room very ..... A) Boisterously. B) Pleasantly. C) Serenely. D) Nonchalantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boisterously. 57. What two animals does Janie see during the worst of the flooding? A) A dog and a cat. B) A duck and an alligator. C) A raccoon and a possum. D) A cow and a dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cow and a dog. 58. Floyd Mayweather ..... Manny Pacquiao in their last match up. A) Temporized. B) Denounced. C) Usurped. D) Cold-cocked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cold-cocked. 59. In Chapter Two, what symbol is most closely associated with Janie's quest to find herself? A) The horizon. B) The kitchen. . C) The gate. D) The pear tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pear tree. 60. Where did Janie live when she was a child? A) In an abandoned plantation house. B) In the attic above the school. C) In the Washburns' backyard. D) In Logan Killicks's barn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the Washburns' backyard. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesTheir Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 1Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 2Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 3Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 4Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 5Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 6Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 7Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books