Which of these is NOT a play connection for "the Blues"?
August Wilson

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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Lyons (Troy's son) is a musician
The Blues are deeply rooted in African American culture and history
The characters in Wilson's plays each speak part of the melody
Troy was a blues musician.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Romare Bearden's work inspired August Wilson through...
black life presented on its own terms
poetry aimed at African Americans
ghosts, magical elements
black lives matter movement
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
It is most likely that August Wilson was inspired by Baraka's...
paintings
college career
magical realism
radical, political ideas
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which best charactarizes Wilson's education?
Ivy league college experience helped him to find a community
dropped out of high school early on; educated himself
home schooled due to Jim Crow laws and racism
went to college on a football scholarship
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Wilson's Pittsburg Cycle consisted of...
his plays being performed on various stages in Pittsburg throughout the 20th century
his time in Pittsburg as a theater director
10 plays, each set in a decade of the 20th century, and all set in Pittsburg
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"The Pittsburgh Cycle" is a series of ten plays written by
Troy Maxson
Denzel Washington
Eugene O'Neill
August Wilson
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This cycle of plays includes decades from
1900-1920
1900-1950
1900-1990
1900-2010
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