Daughters of the Dust Quizzes

Daughters of the Dust Quiz 1

1 When was the film released?
1991

1995

1992

1988
2 Who directed the film?
Julie Dash

Ava DuVernay

Kasi Lemmons

Shonda Rhimes
3 Where does the film take place?
New York

Florida

Georgia

Alabama
4 What award did the film win at Sundance?
Best screenplay

Best actress

Best direction

Best cinematography
5 What film movement is Julie Dash associated with?
Blaxploitation

New Wave

L.A. Rebellion

Harlem Renaissance
6 In what year does the film take place?
1902

1905

1897

1920
7 What was the film's budget?
$800,000

$900,000

$250,000

$1 million
8 Who did the cinematography?
Arthur Jafa

Malik Sayeed

Cybel Martin

Bradford Young
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?
UCLA

Columbia

NYU

USC
11 Who is the first character to deliver narration?
The Unborn Child

Eula

Eli

Nana
12 Who plays Viola?
Trula Hoosier

Cheryl Lynn Bruce

Barbara-O

Bahni Turpin
13 Where is Viola visiting from?
Boston

Philadelphia

Savannah

New York
14 Who is accompanying Viola?
Eula

Iona

The Unborn Child

Snead
15 Who plays Snead?
Cornell Royal

Umar Abdurrahman

Tommy Hicks

Adisa Anderson
16 What is Snead's profession?
Lawyer

Politician

Writer

Photographer
17 Who plays Yellow Mary?
Barbara-O

Trula Hoosier

Alva Rogers

Kaycee Moore
18 Who plays Trula?
Bahni Turpin

Barbara-O

Trula Hoosier

Alva Rogers
19 Why are Eli and Eula having problems?
Eula was raped

Eula wants to stay, Eli wants to migrate

Eula wants to separate

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

The Unborn Child

Nana

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

Magic 8 Ball

Camera

Fishing nets
22 Which relative's house do Viola and Mary pass in the boat?
Nana

Spikenard

Bilal

Harriet
23 How many years before slavery ended did new slaves stop getting shipped over, according to Snead?
50

25

40

2
24 Who plays Nana Peazant?
Eartha Kitt

Cora Lee Day

Julie Dash

Barbara-O
25 What is Nana's attitude about the Great Migration?
She is indifferent

She wants to be asked to come along

She disapproves

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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