Identification of American Plays

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GRE Subject Test: Literature in English › Identification of American Plays

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What theatrical genre is characterized by its series of unrelated music, magic, comedy, dancing, and/or circus acts all on one playbill?

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What theatrical genre is characterized by its series of unrelated music, magic, comedy, dancing, and/or circus acts all on one playbill?

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Several American plays have been considered “firsts”—the first American play, the first professionally produced American play, the first American play written by an African-American, or even the first play by a “professional” American playwright. Which of the following works cannot claim ANY of these distinctions?

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Several American plays have been considered “firsts”—the first American play, the first professionally produced American play, the first American play written by an African-American, or even the first play by a “professional” American playwright. Which of the following works cannot claim ANY of these distinctions?

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Blanche DuBois, Stella Kowalski, and Harold Mitchell are major characters from which of the following plays?

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Blanche DuBois, Stella Kowalski, and Harold Mitchell are major characters from which of the following plays?

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Who is the author of the canonical American play The Crucible?

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Who is the author of the canonical American play The Crucible?

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Which of the following works is based on a play by William Shakespeare?

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Which of the following works is based on a play by William Shakespeare?

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