
Nineteenth-Century American Theater Quiz
Authored by Georgette Jones
Performing Arts
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who opened the African Grove Theatre in New York in 1816?
Dion Boucicault
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Alexander Brown
Mike Rugnetta
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which play by William Wells Brown is considered the first published play by an African-American author?
The Drama of King Shotaway
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Escape
The Octoroon
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the original theatrical form in America that reinforced racist caricatures?
Melodrama
Minstrel show
Shakespearean plays
Variety entertainment
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is credited with creating the minstrel show genre?
T.D. Rice
Daddy Rice
George Aiken
Al Jolson
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the character name created by Daddy Rice that became associated with racist laws in the Southern United States?
Othello
Shylock
Uncle Tom
Jim Crow
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the first play to depict slaves as people with relationships and emotions?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Octoroon
The Drama of King Shotaway
The Escape
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which play by Dion Boucicault was second in popularity only to 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?
The Drama of King Shotaway
The Escape
The Octoroon
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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