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WorksheetsSizwe Banzi is Dead
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The playwright of Sizwe Banzi is dead is (a) (Make sure of spelling)
The play made its debut in:
12 October 1972
12 October 1973
08 October 1972
08 October 1973
The genesis of Sizwe Bansi Is Dead can be traced to Fugard's experiences as a __________
advocate
law clerk
doctor
Lawyer
During apartheid it was required that every black and coloured citizen over the age of **. had to carry an identity book.
18
12
14
16
Although these restrictions of apartheid are specifically South African, critics have noted that the play's greater theme of ********** is universal.
cruelty
independence
identity
power
A Sparse setting and surreal subject is elements of *******
Narcism
Fascism
Absurdism
Postmodernism
Fugard was born in
Cape Town
Northern Province
Limpopo
Johannesburg
Fugard's first passion was to become a
sailor
playwright
philosopher
novelist
Fugard's most successful play was
Boesman and Lena
Siswe Banzi is Dead
No-Good Friday
The Blood Knot
Choose the name that fits the description:
Sizwe take this name to hide his real identity.
Styles
Sizwe
Buntu
Zola
Robert
Choose the name that fits the description:
Sizwe stays with this friend when he reached Port Elizabeth for the first time.
Styles
Sizwe
Buntu
Zola
Robert
Choose the name that fits the description:
He owns the photography studio.
Styles
Sizwe
Buntu
Zola
Robert
Choose the name that fits the description:
This is Zola's friend
Styles
Sizwe
Buntu
Zola
Robert
Choose the name that fits the description:
He is also known as 'The Man'
Styles
Sizwe
Buntu
Zola
Robert
Choose the name that fits the description:
He has a wife and 4 children
Styles
Sizwe
Buntu
Zola
Robert
Choose the name that fits the description:
His wife is a domestic worker and only spends weekends at home.
Styles
Sizwe
Buntu
Zola
Robert
Choose the name that fits the description:
This man is killed and found by two other characters.
Styles
Sizwe
Buntu
Zola
Robert
The primary theme of Sizwe Bansi Is Dead is...
cruelty
apartheid
identity
humanity
One theme of this play is
Family
Friendship
Apartheid
Prosperity
Though both Sizwe, Styles & Buntu are limited by circumstances - such as racism - they are able to seize
advantages
power
control
opportunities
Sizwe Bansi Is Dead play setting is set in
District 7
New Brighton
Soweto
Sophiatown
Sizwe is originally from
King William's Town
Johannesburg
Soweto
Port Elizabeth
Often Sizwe Banzi Is Dead is performed with another of Fugard's plays. Name this play.
(a)
The play ends with
Sizwe's reading the last part of his letter to his wife.
Sizwe's picture that is taken.
Sizwe's protest to accept someone else's identity.
Sizwe saying goodbye to move into his new living courters.
Choose the name that fits the description:
Sizwe stays with this friend when he reached Port Elizabeth for the first time.
Styles
Sizwe
Buntu
Styles
Zola
Sizwe and Buntu goes to a local bar. The name of the bar is
Night Shebeen
Shebeen
Sky's Shebeen
Bobo's Shebeen
Where did Styles work before he opened up his photography studio?
The Mines.
Ford Motor Company.
He was unemployed.
He was a gardener.
Why did Sizwe want to take a photo?
He needed one for his passbook.
He needed one to apply for a new job.
He wanted to talk to Styles in the studio, to find out if Styles can hire him.
He wanted to send it to his wife.
Fugard experimented with developing scripts in ________________ theatre format.
Realistic
Improvisational
Epic
Absurd
Fugard formed the /Serpent Company, which became the first successful (a) theatre company.
