Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is preacher Deshee doing as the play begins?
2. What does God tell them not to do?
3. What does Cain say Abel called him?
4. What is Eve wearing at her creation?
5. Who enters as God is talking to Zeba?
Short Essay Questions
1. After 300 or 400 years, what does God decide to do and why?
2. Describe Noah as his sons do the construction on the ark.
3. What does preacher Deshee have to say about Cain?
4. What is unique about THE GREEN PASTURES for its day?
5. What does God say about Cain's actions?
6. What does Zeba remember when Cain the Sixth comes to poke fun at Noah and his ark?
7. How does the playwright indicate that long journeys on foot be presented on a small stage?
8. How does preacher Deshee describe God when the children want to know what he looks like?
9. Why does Adam appear to be a bit puzzled when he is first seen?
10. Why is God told that the moon is melting?
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, What the Viewer Can Get from THE GREEN PASTURES Today. Placing the play in its Depression era setting, your essay should include (1) how black stereotypes are used in the play, (2) the play's value in giving a real sense of history, and (3) the importance of remembering stereotypes as a way of keeping social perspective.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, The Concept of Sin in THE GREEN PASTURES. Select scenes that deal with sin in the play [e.g., Noah's description of the people's behavior and Zeba's behavior or Cain the Sixth's character] to discuss the overt human actions looked upon as sin in the play. Include how God prohibits dancing on the moon by declaring it a sin.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, The Critics and THE GREEN PASTURES. Include how (1) Politically Correct critics might view the play; (2) how Non-Religious critics might feel; and (3) how Serious Drama critics might view the plays old fashioned story telling.
|
This section contains 570 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
