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Sizwe Banzi is Dead

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The playwright of Sizwe Banzi is dead is (a)   (Make sure of spelling)

2.

The play made its debut in:

a)

12 October 1972

b)

12 October 1973

c)

08 October 1972

d)

08 October 1973

3.

The genesis of Sizwe Bansi Is Dead can be traced to Fugard's experiences as a __________

a)

advocate

b)

law clerk

c)

doctor

d)

Lawyer

4.

During apartheid it was required that every black and coloured citizen over the age of **. had to carry an identity book.

a)

18

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

5.

Although these restrictions of apartheid are specifically South African, critics have noted that the play's greater theme of ********** is universal.

a)

cruelty

b)

independence

c)

identity

d)

power

6.

A Sparse setting and surreal subject is elements of *******

a)

Narcism

b)

Fascism

c)

Absurdism

d)

Postmodernism

7.

Fugard was born in

a)

Cape Town

b)

Northern Province

c)

Limpopo

d)

Johannesburg

8.

Fugard's first passion was to become a

a)

sailor

b)

playwright

c)

philosopher

d)

novelist

9.

Fugard's most successful play was

a)

Boesman and Lena

b)

Siswe Banzi is Dead

c)

No-Good Friday

d)

The Blood Knot

10.

Choose the name that fits the description:


Sizwe take this name to hide his real identity.

a)

Styles

b)

Sizwe

c)

Buntu

d)

Zola

e)

Robert

11.

Choose the name that fits the description:


Sizwe stays with this friend when he reached Port Elizabeth for the first time.

a)

Styles

b)

Sizwe

c)

Buntu

d)

Zola

e)

Robert

12.

Choose the name that fits the description:


He owns the photography studio.

a)

Styles

b)

Sizwe

c)

Buntu

d)

Zola

e)

Robert

13.

Choose the name that fits the description:


This is Zola's friend

a)

Styles

b)

Sizwe

c)

Buntu

d)

Zola

e)

Robert

14.

Choose the name that fits the description:


He is also known as 'The Man'

a)

Styles

b)

Sizwe

c)

Buntu

d)

Zola

e)

Robert

15.

Choose the name that fits the description:


He has a wife and 4 children

a)

Styles

b)

Sizwe

c)

Buntu

d)

Zola

e)

Robert

16.

Choose the name that fits the description:


His wife is a domestic worker and only spends weekends at home.

a)

Styles

b)

Sizwe

c)

Buntu

d)

Zola

e)

Robert

17.

Choose the name that fits the description:


This man is killed and found by two other characters.

a)

Styles

b)

Sizwe

c)

Buntu

d)

Zola

e)

Robert

18.

The primary theme of Sizwe Bansi Is Dead is...

a)

cruelty

b)

apartheid

c)

identity

d)

humanity

19.

One theme of this play is

a)

Family

b)

Friendship

c)

Apartheid

d)

Prosperity

20.

Though both Sizwe, Styles & Buntu are limited by circumstances - such as racism - they are able to seize

a)

advantages

b)

power

c)

control

d)

opportunities

21.

Sizwe Bansi Is Dead play setting is set in

a)

District 7

b)

New Brighton

c)

Soweto

d)

Sophiatown

22.

Sizwe is originally from

a)

King William's Town

b)

Johannesburg

c)

Soweto

d)

Port Elizabeth

23.

Often Sizwe Banzi Is Dead is performed with another of Fugard's plays. Name this play.

(a)  

24.

The play ends with

a)

Sizwe's reading the last part of his letter to his wife.

b)

Sizwe's picture that is taken.

c)

Sizwe's protest to accept someone else's identity.

d)

Sizwe saying goodbye to move into his new living courters.

25.

Choose the name that fits the description:


Sizwe stays with this friend when he reached Port Elizabeth for the first time.

a)

Styles

b)

Sizwe

c)

Buntu

d)

Styles

e)

Zola

26.

Sizwe and Buntu goes to a local bar. The name of the bar is

a)

Night Shebeen

b)

Shebeen

c)

Sky's Shebeen

d)

Bobo's Shebeen

27.

Where did Styles work before he opened up his photography studio?

a)

The Mines.

b)

Ford Motor Company.

c)

He was unemployed.

d)

He was a gardener.

28.

Why did Sizwe want to take a photo?

a)

He needed one for his passbook.

b)

He needed one to apply for a new job.

c)

He wanted to talk to Styles in the studio, to find out if Styles can hire him.

d)

He wanted to send it to his wife.

29.

Fugard experimented with developing scripts in ________________ theatre format.

a)

Realistic

b)

Improvisational

c)

Epic

d)

Absurd

30.

Fugard formed the /Serpent Company, which became the first successful (a)   theatre company.