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Which decades in American history have the strongest connection to developing awareness of diversity in theater? |
| | A) | The 1940's and the 1950's |
| | B) | The 1950's and the 1960's |
| | C) | The 1960's and the 1970's |
| | D) | The 1970's and the 1980's |
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Which theater featured African American performers in the 19th century? |
| | A) | The Provincetown Players |
| | B) | The African Grove Theater |
| | C) | The Moscow Art Theater |
| | D) | The Detroit Playhouse |
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Which African American actor chose to move to Europe rather than remaining in the States, becoming world-renowned for his performances in Shakespeare's works? |
| | A) | Bert Williams |
| | B) | Paul Robeson |
| | C) | Ira Aldridge |
| | D) | Eubie Blake |
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Which government funded initiative during the depression significantly changed black theater in the 1930's? |
| | A) | The National Endowment for the Arts |
| | B) | The Federal Theater Project |
| | C) | The Humanities Council |
| | D) | The Public Works Project |
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Which play is the most important post WWII era production in relation to the African American experience? |
| | A) | A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry |
| | B) | Fences by August Wilson |
| | C) | Othello by William Shakespeare |
| | D) | Native Son by Richard Wright |
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Which African-American playwright won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for drama? |
| | A) | Amiri Baraka |
| | B) | August Wilson |
| | C) | Charles Fuller |
| | D) | Suzan-Lori Parks |
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The two major types of ancient Indian drama that have influenced Asian American theater are: |
| | A) | Sanskrit theater and the Natyasastra |
| | B) | Sanskrit theater and kathakali |
| | C) | Kathakali and the Natyasastra |
| | D) | None of the above |
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What is the name of the Chinese training institute for theatrical performers that existed in the Tang period (A.D. 618-906)? |
| | A) | The Lotus Blossom |
| | B) | The Singing Dove |
| | C) | The Pear Garden |
| | D) | The Jade Tiger |
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This Japanese form of drama uses all male performers in highly stylized movement that combines elements of dance and pantomime. Sections of chanting alternate with sections of heightened speech as performers execute stories from literature and history. |
| | A) | no theater |
| | B) | Kabuki |
| | C) | Bunraku |
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This popular Japanese drama is also known as puppet theatre. Musicians and a chanter tell ancient tales as men dressed in black operate large puppets before the audience. |
| | A) | no theater |
| | B) | Kabuki |
| | C) | Bunraku |
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Originally performed in the early and mid 17th centuries by women, this Japanese art form is now performed by all male ensembles with elaborate make-up and costumes. Trained from childhood in singing, dancing, acting, and physical dexterity, these performers are energetic and exciting to watch. |
| | A) | no theater |
| | B) | Kabuki |
| | C) | Bunraku |
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Which modern musical sparked the protest of Asian American theater artists over its casting practices? |
| | A) | The King and I |
| | B) | Miss Siagon |
| | C) | M. Butterfly |
| | D) | Song for a Nisea Fisherman |
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Which theatre company is heavily associated with Chicano theater and the civil rights movements of the 1960's? |
| | A) | El Teatro Campesino |
| | B) | Teatro de la Esperanza |
| | C) | The Federal Theater Project |
| | D) | The Travelling Theater |
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Which Cuban American dramatist's work led to the emergence of Cuban American theater? |
| | A) | Max Ferra |
| | B) | Maria Irene Fornes |
| | C) | Luis Valdez |
| | D) | Mario Pena |
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Nuyorican is a term connected to.... |
| | A) | Puerto Rican culture in New York |
| | B) | Cuban American culture in Florida |
| | C) | Hispanic culture in the Southwest |
| | D) | Latin American culture in the Midwest |
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What production premiered in 1993, showcasing the Native American experience? |
| | A) | The Mark of the Feather |
| | B) | Metamora |
| | C) | Black Elk Speaks |
| | D) | Ghost Dance |
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Who of the following is NOT an early feminist playwright writing before the 20th century? |
| | A) | Aphra Behn |
| | B) | Hrosvitha |
| | C) | Beth Henley |
| | D) | Susanna Centlivre |
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In 1968 which play brought gay life to the forefront, sparking the gay and lesbian movement? |
| | A) | Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein |
| | B) | The Boys in the Band by Mart Crowley |
| | C) | The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer |
| | D) | Angels in America by Tony Kushner |
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Performance art, although not a specific diversity movement, is a means to an end for several performers. Which of the following is NOT an important antecedent in the development of the performance art style? |
| | A) | The theories of Antonin Artaud and Jerzy Grotowski |
| | B) | The influence of artists such as Jackson Pollock |
| | C) | The writings of Bertolt Brecht and Aristotle |
| | D) | The avant-garde experiments of the early 20th century, such as dada and surrealism |
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Of these three Fringe festivals, which is considered the oldest and best established? |
| | A) | The Avignon Festival |
| | B) | The Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
| | C) | The International Fringe Festival |
| | D) | None of the above |
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