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1.
William Grant Still's opera dealing with the Haitian slave rebellion is
A)Trouble in Tahiti.
B)Troubled Island.
C)Emperor Jones.
D)Once on this Island.
2.
Each movement of Still's Afro-American Symphony is prefaced by lines from a poem by
A)Paul Laurence Dunbar.
B)Zora Neale Hurston.
C)W. E. B. DuBois.
D)James Weldon Johnson.
3.
Still's works in African American style, such as his Afro-American Symphony, were
A)never performed during his lifetime.
B)severely criticized by audiences and critics.
C)panned by critics, but popular with audiences.
D)performed to critical acclaim in New York.
4.
After serving in the navy and a brief return to studies at Oberlin College, Still moved to New York where he
A)played in the orchestras of all-black musical shows.
B)practiced medicine.
C)served as a navy recruiter.
D)composed full-time to satisfy his many commissions.
5.
William Grant Still was the first African American to
A)conduct a major symphony orchestra.
B)compose an opera that was performed by a major opera company.
C)compose a symphony that was performed by a major symphony orchestra.
D)all of the above.





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