Anisfield-wolf Book Award: Interactive Quiz

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1.

Who won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Quest: An Autobiography in the year 1942?
- A.
  
  Leopold Infeld
- B.
  
  David Livingstone Smith
- C.
  
  David Blight
- D.
  
  Esi Edugyan
Correct Answer
A. Leopold Infeld

Explanation
Leopold Infeld won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Quest: An Autobiography in the year 1942.

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2.

Who won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for From Many Lands in the year 1941?
- A.
  
  Wole Soyinka
- B.
  
  Nicole Krauss
- C.
  
  Louis Adamic
- D.
  
  Mary Helen Stefaniak
Correct Answer
C. Louis Adamic

Explanation
Louis Adamic won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for From Many Lands in the year 1941.

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3.

Who won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for The Negro Family in the United States in the year 1940?
- A.
  
  Nam Le
- B.
  
  Martha Collins
- C.
  
  August Wilson
- D.
  
  Edward Franklin Frazier
Correct Answer
D. Edward Franklin Frazier

Explanation
Edward Franklin Frazier won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for The Negro Family in the United States in the year 1940.

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4.

Who won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for We Europeans in the year 1937?
- A.
  
  Julian Huxley
- B.
  
  Reetika Vazirani
- C.
  
  Lucille Clifton
- D.
  
  Russell Banks
Correct Answer
A. Julian Huxley

Explanation
Julian Huxley won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for We Europeans in the year 1937.

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5.

Who won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Negro Politicians: Rise of Negro Politics in Chicago in the year 1936?
- A.
  
  Harold Foote Gosnell
- B.
  
  William H. Tucker
- C.
  
  Kwame Anthony Appiah
- D.
  
  Marilyn Nelson
Correct Answer
A. Harold Foote Gosnell

Explanation
Harold Foote Gosnell won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Negro Politicians: Rise of Negro Politics in Chicago in the year 1936.

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Anisfield-wolf Book Award: Interactive Quiz

Who won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Quest: An Autobiography in the year 1942?

Who won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for From Many Lands in the year 1941?

Who won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for The Negro Family in the United States in the year 1940?

Who won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for We Europeans in the year 1937?

Who won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Negro Politicians: Rise of Negro Politics in Chicago in the year 1936?