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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a narrative technique wherein events are portrayed out of chronological order?
(a) Postmodern narrative.
(b) Modernist narrative.
(c) Nonlinear narrative.
(d) Linear narrative.

2. What is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression or presented in a spiritual or performance setting?
(a) Dance.
(b) Jitters.
(c) Lunge.
(d) Spasm.

3. Aretha is told she has what in scene "C" of "Open House"?
(a) "Evolved."
(b) "Expired."
(c) "Enjoyed."
(d) "Entered."

4. In "Elements of Style" Parks urges playwrights to find what in the lines of the characters?
(a) Action.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Passion.
(d) Reason.

5. Who is the son of the master craftsman Daedalus in Greek mythology?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Eros.
(c) Abseus.
(d) Icarus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who speaks of Black Man's family history in "Panel IV: Second Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?

2. What refers to a musical tradition and style of music that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions?

3. Who does Aretha urge to smile in scene "A" of "Open House"?

4. When did the Thirteenth Amendment abolish slavery?

5. What is Molly's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?

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