MCQ Questions
Q.1.
(Fences) What happens when Gabriel blows his trumpet at the end of the play?
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    abolition of slavery
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    No sound comes out.
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    garbage man
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    Marines
Q.2.
Tyler Perry's first "urban circuit" play I Know I've Been Changed was an instant success.
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    True
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    False
Q.3.
(Fences) What does Troy do for a living?
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    No sound comes out.
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    Football
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    garbage man
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    prison
Q.4.
Black actors never appeared in minstrel shows.
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    True
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    False
Q.5.
(Fences) Cory serves in which branch of the military at the end of the play?
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    prison
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    Lyons
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    No sound comes out.
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    Marines
Q.6.
The first popularly known blackface minstrel character was __________.
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    Jim Crow
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    Al Jolson
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    Marines
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    prison
Q.7.
In the interview with August Wilson, what does he say is communicated with blues music?
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    Negro Ensemble Company
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    No sound comes out.
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    Beauty and nobility.
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    abolition of slavery
Q.8.
Which answer is NOT true of "urban circuit" plays and musicals?
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    Negro Ensemble Company
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    Producers embrace the name "chitlin' circuit"
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    premiered on Broadway in 1921
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    another name for the Black Vaudeville circuit
Q.9.
(Fences) Where did Troy learn to play baseball?
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    garbage man
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    Lyons
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    Marines
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    prison
Q.10.
(Fences) Which character usually only visits to borrow money?
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    Al Jolson
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    Marines
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    Lyons
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    prison
Q.11.
What political agenda gave rise to the early popularity of minstrel shows?
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    No sound comes out.
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    premiered on Broadway in 1921
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    Beauty and nobility.
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    abolition of slavery
Q.12.
"The River Niger" and "A Soldier's Play" were very successful plays originally produced by _________.
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    Negro Ensemble Company
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    No sound comes out.
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    Beauty and nobility.
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    premiered on Broadway in 1921
Q.13.
The most popular blackface artist of the 20th century was _______.
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    Marines
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    Al Jolson
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    Lyons
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    Jim Crow
Q.14.
(Fences) Who does Troy think sold him the furniture in his house?
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    True
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    garbage man
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    return to the simple life of the plantation
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    The Devil.