View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, The America Play, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The hole in The America Play is described as an exact replica of what?
(a) "Ford's Theatre."
(b) "The Great Hole of History."
(c) "The Oval Office."
(d) "The Library of Congress."

2. Who works with Aretha on the calculations for how many slaves can fit in the bottom of a transport ship in scene "B" of "Open House"?
(a) Aretha.
(b) Charles.
(c) Miss Faith.
(d) Blanca.

3. What is the speaker at the podium referred to as in scene "B" of "Snails"?
(a) The mayor.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A Naturalist.
(d) An Optometrist.

4. What does one of the characters call out to be taken off him in "Panel II: First Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?
(a) Wires.
(b) Straps.
(c) Chains.
(d) Clothes.

5. Who is being observed by a cardboard cockroach in "Snails"?
(a) Molly and Charlene.
(b) Veronica and Charlene.
(c) Molly and Veronica.
(d) Chona and Vero.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "Overture" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," how many floors do the characters say the man fell?

2. In "Panel II: First Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," who announces the death of "the absolutely last living Negro man in the whole entire known world"?

3. What does Lucy's son say his father taught him before he left in "A - Big Bang" of The America Play?

4. What word refers to an infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a known parent or guardian?

5. Who is watching the battle in scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 299 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample