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WorksheetsAugust wilson
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 12mins
When was August Wilson born?
August 10 1925
April 27th 1945
December 13th 1910
may 4th 1863
How many Pulitzer Prizes did he win for his plays?
1
5
4
2
How many plays did his career consist of?
10
15
5
2
What was his mother
African American
White
What was his father
German
White
African American
Hispanic
What was his education like?
High school grad
college dropout
High school dropout
College graduate
What did he want to be
Actor
Writer
Lawyer
Musician
Did he serve in the military/army
Yes-per his mother’s orders
Yes, out of his own free will
No, he went to the navy
No, he worked in factories to earn money.
What odd jobs did he do
porter
caretaker
Dishwasher
Gardener
Factory worker
who influenced him?
malcom x
booker t washington
dr. Martin Luther king jr
harriet tubman
What did he co-found
The black horizon theatre
Park theatre
Playhouse square
Boack Penny theatre troupe
Where and when did he move?
Saint Louis Missouri, 1978
Saint Paul Minnesota, 1978
When is august Wilson day?
May 27th
August 1st
January 9th
October 18th
When did he get a divorce
1990
1980
2000
1993
What are his well known plays?
Fences
The piano lesson
Ma Rainey’s black bottom
joe turners come and gone
where did Wilson move after his divorce?
Seattle
Minnesota
Paris
Chicago
How long was he on the board of commitees
1992-1995
1989-2000
True or False? The list of America's Greatest Playwrights includes August Wilson.
true
false
True or False? August Wilson graduated high school in Pittsburgh
true
false
Wilson remembers his first piece of writing was a poem he wrote in __________ grade for a girl he liked.
5th
6th
7th
8th
August Wilson won The Pulitzer Prize for his plays The Piano Lesson and __________ .
Two Trains Running
Seven Guitars
Jitney
Fences
Wilson says, "Basically, I am trying to affirm the value of Blacks and demonstrate their _________ ."
humanity
freedom
individuality
gratitude
Wilson's mother (Daisy Wilson) dreamed that all of her children __________ .
were successful
had an education
helped others
achieved their hopes and dreams
True or False? Wilson's high school experience would be characterized as positive.
True
False
Wilson quit school all together at the age of __________ .
14
15
16
17
Instead of going to school each day, Wilson __________ .
went to the park
went to the library
went to the beach
played video games
True or False? Wilson's mother thought he was wasting his talent.
True
False
True or False? At first, Wilson decided to stick with writing poetry and fiction because writing dialogue in plays was for too difficult for him.
True
False
__________ of August Wilson's plays have made it to Broadway (have been performed on Broadway).
5
6
7
8
True or False? Wilson's mother was able to see her son achieve some success before she died.
True
False
