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Autobiographies That Have Been Forgotten or Overlooked

This quiz tests your knowledge of autobiographies that have been forgotten or overlooked. These autobiographies offer unique perspectives on history, culture, and the human experience, and deserve to be remembered.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which autobiography by a female African American author was published in 1893 and is considered a groundbreaking work in African American literature?

  1. Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
  2. The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
  3. A Narrative of the Life of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth
  4. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who wrote the autobiography (\frac{1}{2}) of a Yellow Man, which explores the experiences of a biracial man in the United States during the early 20th century?

  1. Frederick Douglass
  2. W.E.B. Du Bois
  3. James Weldon Johnson
  4. Du Bois Johnson
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which autobiography by a Native American author was published in 1929 and is considered a classic work of Native American literature?

  1. Black Elk Speaks by Black Elk
  2. The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian by Paul Radin
  3. My Life as an Indian by James Welch
  4. The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who wrote the autobiography (\frac{3}{5}) of a Woman, which explores the experiences of a Chinese American woman in the United States during the early 20th century?

  1. Jade Snow Wong
  2. Mabel Lee
  3. Chinatown Boss: The Life of Mai Ling Soong by Jean Pfaelzer
  4. The Autobiography of a Chinese Woman by Jade Snow Wong
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which autobiography by a gay man was published in 1970 and is considered a groundbreaking work in LGBTQ literature?

  1. The Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein and Edmund White
  2. Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
  3. Maurice by E.M. Forster
  4. The Autobiography of a Transgender Person by Leslie Feinberg
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who wrote the autobiography (\frac{1}{3}) of a Man, which explores the experiences of a Jewish man in Nazi Germany during the Holocaust?

  1. Elie Wiesel
  2. Primo Levi
  3. Viktor Frankl
  4. The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which autobiography by a female author was published in 1963 and is considered a classic work of feminist literature?

  1. The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
  2. The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
  3. A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
  4. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who wrote the autobiography (\frac{1}{4}) of a Nation, which explores the history of the United States from the perspective of an African American?

  1. W.E.B. Du Bois
  2. Frederick Douglass
  3. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  4. Malcolm X
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which autobiography by a working-class author was published in 1933 and is considered a classic work of American literature?

  1. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
  2. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
  3. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
  4. Bread and Roses by Mary Heaton Vorse
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who wrote the autobiography (\frac{2}{3}) of a Woman, which explores the experiences of a lesbian woman in the United States during the early 20th century?

  1. Radclyffe Hall
  2. Vita Sackville-West
  3. Virginia Woolf
  4. Djuna Barnes
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which autobiography by a female author was published in 1977 and is considered a classic work of postmodern literature?

  1. The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
  2. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
  3. Beloved by Toni Morrison
  4. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who wrote the autobiography (\frac{1}{5}) of a Man, which explores the experiences of a disabled man in the United States during the early 20th century?

  1. Helen Keller
  2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  3. Christopher Reeve
  4. Temple Grandin
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which autobiography by a male author was published in 1964 and is considered a classic work of confessional poetry?

  1. Life Studies by Robert Lowell
  2. The Dream Songs by John Berryman
  3. Ariel by Sylvia Plath
  4. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who wrote the autobiography (\frac{4}{5}) of a Woman, which explores the experiences of a Latina woman in the United States during the early 20th century?

  1. Sandra Cisneros
  2. Gloria Anzaldúa
  3. Cherríe Moraga
  4. Ana Castillo
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which autobiography by a male author was published in 1951 and is considered a classic work of Beat literature?

  1. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
  2. The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
  3. Big Sur by Jack Kerouac
  4. Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac
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