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1 trivia quiz  "Tales, Trails and Tommyknockers" icon
A little trivia about Colorado's history as found in "Tales, Trails and Tommyknockers" by Myriam Friggens.
Difficult 10Q
93 plays
Jun 26 07
rayven80 gold
2 trivia quiz  Elaine Tyler May's "Homeward Bound" icon
This historical text explores why Americans returned with such force to the home in the 1950s. My quiz will mostly focus on the broad ideas May brings up in her work. Enjoy!
Average 10Q
120 plays
May 14 04
rj211 gold
3 trivia quiz  Pages from the Holocaust coolicon
From anti-semitism in America, to life in the Warsaw Ghetto, to the horrors of the concentration camps, to the starving Jews after the war, this quiz takes you on a literary tour of writings by Jews and non-Jews on the perilous years of World War II.
Difficult 10Q
366 plays
Jan 02 07
alliefarrell
4 trivia quiz  "Sex With the Queen" by Eleanor Herman icon
This quiz is based on the book by Eleanor Herman recounting the sometimes unfortunate, sometimes lusty, sometimes outrageous lives of European queens, their spouses and lovers. Simply choose the correct answer from the clues in the questions.
Difficult 10Q
141 plays
Feb 29 08
woboogie gold

Some sample questions from this category:

* One of May's most fully explored theories has to do with what she calls "containment". According to this, where were the lives of Americans being contained?
* According to May, what became synonymous with patriotism in the Cold War Era?
* One of the reasons May gives for America's domesticity in the 1950s was a backlash against domestic disorder during what era?
* What film character type became prominent during the Cold War?
* Based on May's argument, which of the following roles was most integrated into American men's sense of self?
* In the hierarchy of women, who was the worst or most dangerous?

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