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.
  1. What was your subject's date of birth?
  2. What was his or her father's occupation?
  3. What was his or her mother's occupation?
  4. How did his or her parents get along?  Were there marital problems?
  5. How did your subject get along with his or her parents?
  6. What kind of community did he or she live in when growing up?
  7. What kind of school did he or she go to? 
  8. What were some of his or her school experiences?
  9. What was one important event that happened in childhood and had an effect on your subject's life?
  10. What college did your subject go to (if any)?
  11. What was one event that happened in college that had an effect on your subject's life?
  12. How did your subject first get interested in politics?
  13. What were the values that shaped your subject's life and where did they come from?
  14. Summarize your subject's "life project".
  15. How does your subject's life project compare to your own?
  16. What impact did your subject make on history?
  17. What is the best source you found on your subject's life.  Give a full bibliographic reference.