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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. Why is Hezdrel not worried about Herod's burning the books?
2. Why does Hezdrel tell God that the defenders are not afraid to die?
3. Back in Sunday School, what does preacher Deshee tell the children happened to the Hebrews?
4. What makes God say, "Yes!"
5. How is the illusion of marching created on stage?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is happening on Earth as the play comes to an end?
2. Describe the commotion that is going on that brings Gabriel to God's office.
3. When Noah tells Shem to let a dove loose, what does he say about his condition?
4. What does Moses tell God is the best trick he has ever seen?
5. Why is God happy as Noah, his family, and the animals leave the ark?
6. When God appears in the Babylonian court, what does he say?
7. What do the cleaning women suppose about God and his austere office?
8. What is Moses doing when Abraham suggest he is the right one to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt?
9. What does Moses say to Pharaoh just before the last trick is performed?
10. How are the wild festivities of the Babylonian court interrupted?
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, The Ark as a Steamboat in THE GREEN PASTURES. The essay should include the experience black people in Louisiana had with water transportation in the 1920s. Discuss the steamboat ark as such a concept rather than a kind of stereotypical comedy. Conclude with ways different ethnic groups might view religious artifacts.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, The Irony of THE GREEN PASTURES. Note that THE GREEN PASTURES was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama at a time in American history when the all black cast could not stay in a white hotel, eat in an upscale restaurant, and had to ride in the back of public transportation. Discuss the political irony of such a situation.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, The Position of Women in THE GREEN PASTURES. In your essay give examples [e.g., the cleaning women in God's office] to illustrate two points: (1) black women as inferior because of their ethnicity, and (2) black women subservient to black men [e.g., Mrs. Noah].
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