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African American Playwrights and August Wilson

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first black woman to write a play performed on Broadway?
a)
Lorainne Hansberry
b)
Adrienne Kennedy
c)
Suzan-Lori Parks
d)
Ntozake Shange
2.
Which author won a Pulitzer prize for her play Topdog/Underdog?
a)
Lorainne Hansberry
b)
Adrienne Kennedy
c)
Suzan-Lori Parks
d)
Ntozake Shange
3.
This playwright wrote a play that was then turned into a movie by Tyler Perry. She also wrote "from okra to greens".
a)
Lorainne Hansberry
b)
Adrienne Kennedy
c)
Suzan-Lori Parks
d)
Ntozake Shange
4.
Had an entire season at Signature Theatre dedicated to her work.  Also wrote the drama "Sleep Deprivation Chamber"
a)
Lorainne Hansberry
b)
Adrienne Kennedy
c)
Suzan-Lori Parks
d)
Ntozake Shange
5.
"The Pittsburgh Cycle" is a series of ten plays written by
a)
Troy Maxson
b)
Denzel Washington
c)
Eugene O'Neill
d)
August Wilson
6.
The setting of "Fences" is
a)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1950s
b)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1960s
c)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1970s
d)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1980s
7.
The overarching theme of Wilson's ten plays spanning his "Pittsburgh Cycle" is 
a)
the Harlem Renaissance
b)
the evolving African-American experience
c)
the Civil Rights Movement
d)
the Black Panthers movement
8.

Boy Willie is Berneice's

a)

30-year-old brother from Sunflower, MS

b)

uncle who owns the house in Pittsburgh

c)

husband

d)

the ghost haunting the family

9.

Who is Berniece and Boy Willie's uncle who works on the railroad?

a)

Boy Willie

b)

Lymon Jackson

c)

Doaker Charles

d)

Avery

10.

Who are the current owners of the piano?

a)

Sutter and his wife

b)

Doaker and Berniece

c)

Boy Willie and Berniece

d)

Wining Boy and Doaker

11.

What is carved on the piano?

a)

The history of slavery in the U.S.

b)

The Charles family history

c)

The Sutter family history

d)

The Ghosts of the Yellow Dog

12.

Where does the play take place?

a)

Chicago, Illinois

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

d)

Sunflower, Mississippi

13.

In which decade does the play take place?

a)

The 1890s

b)

The 1930s

c)

The 1950s

d)

The 1970s

14.

Who is Crawley?

a)

Berniece's husband who passed away

b)

Doaker and Wining Boy's brother

c)

Berniece and Boy Willie's dad

d)

The man who wants to marry Berniece

15.
Number of Pulitzer Prizes August Wilson has won
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
16.
Bearnice's uncle who likes to gamble, drink and sing.
a)
Winning Boy
b)
Singing Boy
c)
Boy Charles
d)
Boy Willie
17.
The supernatural characters in The Piano Lesson are
a)
Sutter and the Ghosts of the Yellow Dog
b)
Sutter
c)
Ghosts of the Yellow Well
d)
Sutter and the Ghost of the Yellow Well
18.
This playwright wrote the musical Jelly's Last Jam
a)
Samm-Art Williams
b)
Suzan-Lori Parks
c)
George C. Wolfe
d)
August Wilson
19.
Which of the following is NOT in the Pittsburgh Cycle?
a)
A Raisin in the Sun
b)
Gem of the Ocean
c)
Two Trains Running
d)
Fences
20.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is set in
a)
1937
b)
1969
c)
1957
d)
1928
21.
The cycle of plays that include "Joe Turner's Come and Gone", "Radio Golf" and eight others is called...
a)
The Pittsburgh Cycle
b)
The New York Cycle
c)
The August Wilson Cycle
d)
The Hughes Cycle
22.
Wrote a series of ten plays that chronicle the lives of African Americans throughout the entire 20th century.
a)
August Wilson
b)
George C. Wolfe
c)
Samm-Art Williams
d)
Langston Hughes
23.
What is the full title of Ntozake Shange's most famous choreo-poem/play?
a)
For Colored Girls
b)
for colored girls
c)
for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf
d)
for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is not enuf
24.
Langston Hughes poem "Harlem" was inspiration for "A Raisin in the Sun"
a)
True
b)
False
25.
This playwright wrote "The Toilet" "Baptism" and "Dutchman"
a)
Amiri Baraka
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Leslie Lee
d)
Samm-Art Williams
26.
Had an entire season at Signature Theatre dedicated to her work.  Also wrote the drama "Sleep Deprivation Chamber"
a)
Lorainne Hansberry
b)
Adrienne Kennedy
c)
Suzan-Lori Parks
d)
Ntozake Shange
27.

True or False: All of August Wilson's plays are set in Atlanta.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

True or False: August Wilson is an American Playwright.

a)

False

b)

True

29.

August Wilson won The Pulitzer Prize for his plays The Piano Lesson and __________ .

a)

Two Trains Running

b)

Seven Guitars

c)

Jitney

d)

Fences

30.

Instead of going to school each day, August Wilson __________ .

a)

went to the park

b)

went to the library

c)

went to the beach

d)

played video games

31.

When does the play, The Piano Lesson, take place?

a)

1930s

b)

2010

c)

2020

32.

What is the relationship between Doaker and Boy Willie?

a)

They are uncle and nephew.

b)

They are close friends.

c)

They just met at the watermelon farm.

d)

They have not met.

33.

Who travelled with Boy Willie to see Berneice?

a)

Lemon

b)

Lymon

c)

Lamont

d)

Larry

34.

Is Berniece married?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

She is a widow.

35.

How does Boy Willie plan to get the remaining amount of money to buy Sutter's land?

a)

Boy Willie plans to sell the piano.

b)

Boy Willie will get a pay day loan.

c)

Boy Willie plans to kill Doaker for the insurance money.

d)

Boy Willie will sing on America's Got Talent.

36.

What is Berniece's daughter's name?

a)

Maretha

b)

Marie

c)

Margret

d)

Mareeka

37.

When Boy Willie said, "...Me and Lymon was up on Parchman Farm doing them three years" what does he mean?

a)

They were in prison.

b)

They were working on a farm.

c)

They were traveling on a cruise ship.

38.

In The Piano Lesson, what is carved on the piano?

a)

The history of slavery in the U.S.

b)

The Charles family history

c)

The Sutter family history

d)

The Ghosts of the Yellow Dog

39.

In The Piano Lesson, what is special about the piano?

a)

the carvings

b)

it was passed down in the family

c)

it is worth a lot of money

d)

all of the above

40.

Boy Willie is Berneice's

a)

30-year-old brother from Sunflower, MS

b)

uncle who owns the house in Pittsburgh

c)

husband

d)

the ghost haunting the family

41.

How would you describe Berniece and Boy Willie's relationship?

4 lines
42.

Who is Crawley?

a)

Berniece's husband who passed away

b)

Doaker and Wining Boy's brother

c)

Berniece and Boy Willie's dad

d)

The man who wants to marry Berniece

43.

What does Doaker do for work?

a)

He works in a store

b)

He works for the railroad

c)

He raises Maretha

d)

All of the above

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