Question

question 10 of 10
what is one reason the drama a raisin in the sun is so significant?
a. it was the first work of american literature written by a woman.
b. it was the first play with a nearly all-black cast to make it on broadway.
c. to date, it is the longest running play on broadway.
d. it singlehandedly catapulted the civil rights movement into action.

Explanation:

• Option A is incorrect: there were earlier American literary works by women (e.g., Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin).
• Option C is incorrect: A Raisin in the Sun is not the longest-running Broadway play (long-running works like The Phantom of the Opera hold that distinction).
• Option D is incorrect: the civil rights movement was already active before the play's 1959 debut; it reflected and amplified movement themes but did not singlehandedly start it.
• Option B is accurate: the play broke barriers as the first Broadway production with a nearly all-Black cast, centering Black family experiences for mainstream audiences.

Answer:

B. It was the first play with a nearly all-black cast to make it on Broadway.