John Steinbeck
  • 1. In which year was John Steinbeck born?
A) 1925
B) 1910
C) 1935
D) 1902
  • 2. Which novel by John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1940?
A) Cannery Row
B) Of Mice and Men
C) The Grapes of Wrath
D) East of Eden
  • 3. Which ocean did John Steinbeck often write about in his works?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Arctic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Atlantic Ocean
  • 4. What is the name of the maritime biologist who is the central character in Steinbeck's 'The Log from the Sea of Cortez'?
A) Ed Ricketts
B) Tom Joad
C) Lee Chong
D) Doc Burton
  • 5. Which John Steinbeck novel is set in Monterey, California, during the Great Depression?
A) Cannery Row
B) East of Eden
C) Of Mice and Men
D) The Grapes of Wrath
  • 6. John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in Literature in which year?
A) 1983
B) 1962
C) 1950
D) 1975
  • 7. In which state was John Steinbeck born?
A) New York
B) Texas
C) Ohio
D) California
  • 8. What is the title of the sequel to John Steinbeck's novel 'Cannery Row'?
A) Tortilla Flat
B) The Pearl
C) Sweet Thursday
D) East of Eden
  • 9. What was the title of the novella written by Steinbeck in 1937 about migrant workers during the Great Depression?
A) Of Mice and Men
B) Tortilla Flat
C) Cannery Row
D) East of Eden
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