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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Suzan-Lori Parks born?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1971.

2. In "An Equation for Black People Onstage" Parks writes, "The bulk of relationships Black people are engaged in onstage is the relationship between the Black and the" what?
(a) "White perspective."
(b) "Female other."
(c) "White other."
(d) "White lifestyle."

3. 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) Jitters.
(b) Spasm.
(c) Dance.
(d) Lunge.

4. The speakers in "Third Kingdom" recall being thrown off what?
(a) A baseball team.
(b) A bus.
(c) Horses.
(d) Their boat.

5. Charles speaks to Aretha about the importance of what in scene "E" of "Open House"?
(a) Foresight.
(b) Memory.
(c) Humor.
(d) Hindsight.

Short Answer Questions

1. In scene "B" of "Open House," Aretha speaks of God looking down on whom?

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. Aretha is told she has what in scene "C" of "Open House"?

4. In "Elements of Style," Parks suggests that every playwright begin by asking why a story needs to be what?

5. What refers to the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement?

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