Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
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When was Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind published?
When was Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind published?
1936
Which prestigious award did Gone with the Wind win in 1937?
Which prestigious award did Gone with the Wind win in 1937?
Pulitzer Prize
What historic achievement did Hattie McDaniel accomplish at the 1940 Academy Awards?
What historic achievement did Hattie McDaniel accomplish at the 1940 Academy Awards?
First Black American to win an Oscar
What major economic crisis was occurring when Gone with the Wind was published?
What major economic crisis was occurring when Gone with the Wind was published?
The Great Depression
What methods denied Black Americans voting rights in the 1930s?
What methods denied Black Americans voting rights in the 1930s?
Literacy tests and poll taxes
When does Gone with the Wind's story open?
When does Gone with the Wind's story open?
Spring 1861
After which battle was Ashley Wilkes captured and imprisoned?
After which battle was Ashley Wilkes captured and imprisoned?
Battle of Gettysburg
What significant detail about Mammy's character does the novel never reveal?
What significant detail about Mammy's character does the novel never reveal?
Her real name
How did the novel portray the Ku Klux Klan?
How did the novel portray the Ku Klux Klan?
As heroic defenders
What was removed from the 1939 film version?
What was removed from the 1939 film version?
All references to the KKK