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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Besides God, who is in the office?
2. What is it that Adam asks God?
3. Who strolls the deck and smokes a pipe?
4. What does Gabriel start to do?
5. What does God do with a cigar?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the activity of the girl sitting on a tree stump when God sees her.
2. Describe the landscape of heaven as seen by the children.
3. What is unique about THE GREEN PASTURES for its day?
4. What are the angels doing at the fish fry in heaven?
5. Who does the girl say she is?
6. What is Eve like just after she is created?
7. How do the children see God in the play?
8. Why does Adam appear to be a bit puzzled when he is first seen?
9. What does Adam seem to be very proud of?
10. What is the scene like in Noah's house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, From THE GREEN PASTURES to PRECIOUS: How the Entertainment Industry Helped Change the Concept of Black Culture. You may need to do a bit of research on stage and film dramas which gradually integrated black characters into mainstream drama, doing away with the stereotypical depictions of the past.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, The Genuine sense of Religion in THE GREEN PASTURES. Compare the religious sense a reader or audience member gets from THE GREEN PASTURES as opposed to some of the overblown biblical epics Hollywood has made in the past. What is the evidence within the play that suggests a deep religious faith?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, Two Different Views of God in THE GREEN PASTURES. Discuss the vengeful nature of God in the first part of the play--expulsion from the garden, the flood, the deaths of Egypt's first born, the destruction of Jericho, etc. Part two of the essay includes Hezdrel's view of God and God's smile as Jesus is being crucified.
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