Questionnaire on Biographical Subject
Your Name........................................
Subject's Name..................................................
Open this file in an editor and type the answers to the
questions. Some of the items require only a word or two, but many
require a full paragraph. You may use as much space as you like.
Print it out and bring it to class by the due date.
- What was your subject's date of birth?
- What was his or her father's occupation?
- What was his or her mother's occupation?
- How did his or her parents get along? Were there marital
problems?
- How did your subject get along with his or her parents?
- What kind of community did he or she live in when growing up?
- What kind of school did he or she go to?
- What were some of his or her school experiences?
- What was one important event that happened in childhood and had
an effect on your subject's life?
- What college did your subject go to (if any)?
- What was one event that happened in college that had an effect on
your subject's life?
- How did your subject first get interested in politics?
- What were the values that shaped your subject's life and where
did they come from?
- Summarize your subject's "life
project".
- How does your subject's life project compare to your own?
- What impact did your subject make on history?
- What is the best source you found on your subject's life.
Give a full bibliographic reference.