Author Question: For most of American theatre history whites wearing heavy ethnic makeup acted as African Americans, ... (Read 109 times)

saraeharris · **on:** Aug 26, 2018

For most of American theatre history whites wearing heavy ethnic makeup acted as African Americans, Native Americans, and Asians. This lead to a now discontinued form of theatre in which white people played black people. What name was given to this form of theatre?

A) Cross-cultural Theatre
B) Minstrel Show
C) Ethnic Theatre
D) Whiteface Theatre

Question 2

This government agency has been at the center of this debate because its primary purpose is to give a voice to all cultures as it increases the public awareness of our cultural heritage.

A) United States Institute of Peace
B) Legal Services Corporation
C) Smithsonian Institution
D) National Endowment for the Arts