Daughters of the Dust Quizzes

Daughters of the Dust Quiz 1

1 When was the film released?
1995

1991

1988

1992
2 Who directed the film?
Shonda Rhimes

Julie Dash

Ava DuVernay

Kasi Lemmons
3 Where does the film take place?
Alabama

Florida

New York

Georgia
4 What award did the film win at Sundance?
Best direction

Best screenplay

Best cinematography

Best actress
5 What film movement is Julie Dash associated with?
L.A. Rebellion

Blaxploitation

Harlem Renaissance

New Wave
6 In what year does the film take place?
1920

1902

1905

1897
7 What was the film's budget?
$250,000

$1 million

$900,000

$800,000
8 Who did the cinematography?
Bradford Young

Arthur Jafa

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 film made by black artists to be featured at Sundance

It was the first movie to pass the Bechdel test

It was the first film made for less than $1 million
10 Where did Julie Dash go to graduate film school?
UCLA

USC

Columbia

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

Nana

Eula

Eli
12 Who plays Viola?
Trula Hoosier

Bahni Turpin

Barbara-O

Cheryl Lynn Bruce
13 Where is Viola visiting from?
Philadelphia

Boston

Savannah

New York
14 Who is accompanying Viola?
The Unborn Child

Iona

Snead

Eula
15 Who plays Snead?
Tommy Hicks

Adisa Anderson

Cornell Royal

Umar Abdurrahman
16 What is Snead's profession?
Lawyer

Photographer

Politician

Writer
17 Who plays Yellow Mary?
Trula Hoosier

Alva Rogers

Barbara-O

Kaycee Moore
18 Who plays Trula?
Barbara-O

Alva Rogers

Trula Hoosier

Bahni Turpin
19 Why are Eli and Eula having problems?
Eula was raped

Eli is having an affair

Eula wants to stay, Eli wants to migrate

Eula wants to separate
20 Who is the film largely narrated by?
Eula

The Unborn Child

Mary

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

Camera

Fishing nets

Magic 8 Ball
22 Which relative's house do Viola and Mary pass in the boat?
Nana

Spikenard

Harriet

Bilal
23 How many years before slavery ended did new slaves stop getting shipped over, according to Snead?
25

40

2

50
24 Who plays Nana Peazant?
Julie Dash

Cora Lee Day

Barbara-O

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

She approves

She wants to be asked to come along

She is indifferent

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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