Who was the most popular dramatist in antebellum America?
A) Edwin Forrest
B) William Shakespeare
C) Stephen Foster
D) James Fenimore Cooper
E) Lydia Sigourney
Question 2
Which of the following statements is true concerning a typical antebellum theater?
A) Lawyers were welcomed, but prostitutes were excluded.
B) There were very few seats, and most of them were expensive.
C) Classical Greek drama was usually performed.
D) Audiences were rowdy.
E) It was not a popular form of entertainment because revivalists accused theaters of being houses of sin.
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