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Intro to Topic ·Federal Theater Project
Government funded theater program. Short lived but big.
Main Point ·FTP allowed the Negro Units to create art that reflected the diversity of African American culture
Passage Style
Single position
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Question Type
Implied
First, read what the Swing Mikado was — a musical that cast African American performers in an ironic adaptation of a white classic. Then, read about the different viewpoints in the debate mentioned before the author brings up the Swing Mikado. Notice that some producers “advocated adapting dramas written by white playwrights for performance by African American acting troupes.” That’s what the Swing Mikado was — a white classic that didn’t originally involve an African American cast. This is why the Swing Mikado “inverted the minstrel tradition” — African Americans were cast in roles that were not originally for African Americans.
a
believed that playwrights ██████ █████ █████████████ ██████ ██ █████ ████
There’s no suggestion that the Swing Mikado was uncontroversial.
b
opposed the idea ████ █████ ██████ ████████ ██ ████ ██ █████████ ███ ████████
There’s no evidence the Swing Mikado wasn’t instructive. So we have no reason to think the producers of the Swing Mikado were opposed to instruction in plays.
c
favored folk dramas █████████ █████ █████ ███ ███████
It’s not clear that the Swing Mikado is a “folk drama exploring rural roots and culture.” We have no reason to think that a white classic involves rural roots and culture.
Supported, because we’re told some producers “advocated adapting dramas written by white playwrights for performance by African American acting troupes.” That’s what the Swing Mikado was — a white classic that didn’t originally involve an African American cast.
Difficulty
93% of people who answer get this correct
This is a low-difficulty question.
It is similar in difficulty to other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%120
123
75%140
Analysis
Implied
Art
Single position
Spotlight
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
0%
139
b
1%
158
c
0%
161
d
6%
158
e
93%
163
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