Nineteenth-Century American Theater Quiz

Nineteenth-Century American Theater Quiz

12th Grade

10 Qs

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Nineteenth-Century American Theater Quiz

Nineteenth-Century American Theater Quiz

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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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