August Wilson Quiz

What did August Wilson win acclaim from literary and theater critics for?

• His novels

• His plays

• His poetry

• His essays

What is the main theme portrayed in August Wilson's plays?

• The European immigrant experience

• The Asian American experience

• The African American experience in the twentieth century

• The Latin American revolution

In what decade was August Wilson born?

• 1930s

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

What was August Wilson's birth name?

• Frederick August Wilson

• August Kittel Wilson

• Frederick August Kittel

• August Frederick Kittel

Where did August Wilson grow up?

• Hill District, Pittsburgh

• Bronx, New York

• South Side, Chicago

• Watts, Los Angeles

At what age did August Wilson move to St. Paul, Minnesota?

• In his twenties

• In his early thirties

• In his forties

• In his fifties

What was the name of the play that marked the beginning of Wilson's playwriting career according to his own statement?

• Black Bart and the Sacred Hills

• Fences

• Jitney

• Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

In which year did Wilson's play "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" open at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut?

• 1982

• 1983

• 1984

• 1987

Which of Wilson's plays won a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for best play of the year?

• Jitney

• Fences

• Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

• Black Bart and the Sacred Hills

How many additional plays did Wilson set out to write to cover each decade of the twentieth century after having already written three plays?

• Three

• Five

• Seven

• Ten