This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Chicago Formatting – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chicago Formatting Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the primary focus of Lorraine Hansberry's play 'A Raisin in the Sun'? A) The development of the Chicago Public Library. B) The efforts of an African American family to move to a better neighborhood. C) The life of a famous musician. D) The history of Chicago's architecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The efforts of an African American family to move to a better neighborhood. 2. How many people on average live in a home in Chicago? A) 3. B) 2.57. C) 3.57. D) 2.57. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2.57. 3. Why was there a picture of Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the wall of the The Coffee Pot Cafe? A) He owns the cafe. B) He is the president of the United States. C) He is the mayor. D) He is a famous actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is the president of the United States. 4. Kanye West name-dropped this Chicago chicken place: A) Popeye's. B) Harold's. C) Church's. D) Fred's Tap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harold's. 5. How many fires were there in 1870? A) 700. B) 669. C) 769. D) 400. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 669. 6. He claimed he heard men in his division say they would not return to work A) Thurgood Marshall. B) Lieutenant Delucchi. C) Gerald Veltmann. D) Admiral Osterhaus. E) Captain Merrill Kinne. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lieutenant Delucchi. 7. What was Oscar's most prized possession of his father's that was stolen? A) His badge. B) His golden coin. C) His diary. D) His watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His badge. 8. Joliet was a map maker and ..... Marquette was a ..... A) Explorer and Priest. B) Candle Maker and writer. C) Artist and singer. D) Chief and King. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explorer and Priest. 9. What did Oscar and Mr. Morrow do to locate Jennie and Bruno? A) Called the police. B) Created missing posters. C) Went looking for them. D) They did nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Created missing posters. 10. What does PANICKY mean? A) Fearless. B) Out of control with fear. C) Flawless. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Out of control with fear. 11. Who is the gang's leader? A) Otis. B) Oscar. C) Earless Max Kildair. D) Joseph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earless Max Kildair. 12. Joliet and Marquette were explorers from which country? A) Spain. B) Norway. C) England. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) France. 13. In the section entitled "Chicago Firsts" the word ingenuity means: A) Inventiveness. B) Fortunes. C) Aberrations. D) Vexations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inventiveness. 14. Who is Mr. Morrow? A) The police officer at the train station. B) The new husband of Oscar's Mom. C) Oscar's teacher. D) Oscar's best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The new husband of Oscar's Mom. 15. What does "scoured" mean? A) To move about quickly in search of. B) To rock violently. C) To leave or abandon. D) Walked slowly and with heavy steps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To move about quickly in search of. 16. In 'Chicago Poet', what literary device is primarily used to convey the theme? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 17. This daily deal website was founded in Chicago A) LivingSocial. B) Groupon. C) Seize the Deal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groupon. 18. True or False:In 1848 the opening of the Illinois and Michigan canal allowed shipping to take place along the Mississippi river to the Gulf of Mexico? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. On what day does this Chapter take place? A) October 8. B) October 10. C) October 9. D) October 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) October 9. 20. Who is Effie Wilcox? A) The banker's wife. B) A woman that Grandma dislikes. C) Shotgun's girlfriend. D) Grandma's step-sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A woman that Grandma dislikes. 21. I'm Nobody! Who are You?I'm Nobody! Who are you?Are you-Nobody-Too?Then there's a pair of us!Don't tell! they'd advertise-you know!How dreary-to be-Somebody!How public-like a Frog-To tell one's name-the livelong June-To an admiring Bog!The subject of I'm Nobody! Who are You? is ..... A) Being anonymous vs. famous. B) Frogs. C) Seasons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being anonymous vs. famous. 22. What was the only building that survived the fire? A) Sky scraper. B) Willis tower. C) Water towers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water towers. 23. What is the correct adjective form in the sentence:'The ..... streets of Chicago are bustling with activity.' A) Busy. B) Busily. C) Business. D) Busiest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Busy. 24. Who was Earless? A) Papa's best friend. B) A friendly policeman. C) A ruthless gangster. D) A chef in a restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A ruthless gangster. 25. How does the speaker in 'Chicago Poet' feel about their identity? A) Confident. B) Conflicted. C) Indifferent. D) Proud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflicted. 26. What is a synonym for mirage? A) Mirror. B) Illusion. C) Skittles. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illusion. 27. Uncle Grady was in what war? A) The Mexican War. B) The Revolutionary War. C) WWI. D) He didn't fight in a war. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Mexican War. 28. A small outdoor building used as as toilet is ..... A) Galvanized. B) Privy. C) Jaunt. D) Lament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Privy. 29. Which is the correct form for the author's name in a Chicago style Bibliographical citation? A) First name last name. B) First name, last name. C) Last name, first name. D) Last name, year published. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Last name, first name. 30. Who is NOT a main character in this story? A) Earless Max Kildair. B) Mr. Morrow. C) Oscar. D) Jennie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earless Max Kildair. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAcademic Writing QuizzesGrammar QuizzesChicago Formatting Quiz 1Chicago Formatting Quiz 2Chicago Formatting Quiz 3Chicago Formatting Quiz 4Chicago Formatting Quiz 5Chicago Formatting Quiz 6Chicago Formatting Quiz 7Chicago Formatting Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books