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