Daughters of the Dust Quizzes

Daughters of the Dust Quiz 1

1 When was the film released?

1991

1992

1995

1988
2 Who directed the film?

Ava DuVernay

Julie Dash

Kasi Lemmons

Shonda Rhimes
3 Where does the film take place?

Georgia

Alabama

Florida

New York
4 What award did the film win at Sundance?

Best screenplay

Best actress

Best cinematography

Best direction
5 What film movement is Julie Dash associated with?

New Wave

L.A. Rebellion

Harlem Renaissance

Blaxploitation
6 In what year does the film take place?

1897

1920

1902

1905
7 What was the film's budget?

$800,000

$250,000

$1 million

$900,000
8 Who did the cinematography?

Arthur Jafa

Bradford Young

Cybel Martin

Malik Sayeed
9 What is notable about the film's release?

It was the first film directed by a black woman to have a general theatrical release

It was the first movie to pass the Bechdel test

It was the first film made for less than $1 million

It was the first film made by black artists to be featured at Sundance
10 Where did Julie Dash go to graduate film school?

USC

NYU

UCLA

Columbia
11 Who is the first character to deliver narration?

Eula

Eli

Nana

The Unborn Child
12 Who plays Viola?

Trula Hoosier

Cheryl Lynn Bruce

Bahni Turpin

Barbara-O
13 Where is Viola visiting from?

New York

Savannah

Boston

Philadelphia
14 Who is accompanying Viola?

Iona

Eula

Snead

The Unborn Child
15 Who plays Snead?

Umar Abdurrahman

Cornell Royal

Adisa Anderson

Tommy Hicks
16 What is Snead's profession?

Writer

Lawyer

Politician

Photographer
17 Who plays Yellow Mary?

Kaycee Moore

Alva Rogers

Barbara-O

Trula Hoosier
18 Who plays Trula?

Alva Rogers

Barbara-O

Trula Hoosier

Bahni Turpin
19 Why are Eli and Eula having problems?

Eula wants to separate

Eula was raped

Eula wants to stay, Eli wants to migrate

Eli is having an affair
20 Who is the film largely narrated by?

The Unborn Child

Nana

Mary

Eula
21 What instrument/toy does Snead explain in the boat?

Fishing nets

Kaleidoscope

Magic 8 Ball

Camera
22 Which relative's house do Viola and Mary pass in the boat?

Nana

Harriet

Bilal

Spikenard
23 How many years before slavery ended did new slaves stop getting shipped over, according to Snead?

40

25

2

50
24 Who plays Nana Peazant?

Barbara-O

Cora Lee Day

Julie Dash

Eartha Kitt
25 What is Nana's attitude about the Great Migration?

She disapproves

She wants to be asked to come along

She is indifferent

She approves

I think that is the Peazant clan.

Asked by Sewaa C #1099983

Answered by Aslan on 1/16/2021 8:00 PM

How are women a driving force in this community?

The social order on the island is a matriarchy, headed by Nana Peazant and filled out by a community of strong and capable women. Women abound in the film, and they all pay reverence to their matriarch, Nana, even if they sometimes don't agree...

Asked by Nazmul H #1066848

Answered by Aslan on 10/28/2020 3:37 AM

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How does the film portray the history of Jim Crow?

Sorry, I have not seen this film.

Asked by Samelia W #840989

Answered by Aslan on 11/9/2018 2:42 AM

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