Question

Select four reasons American drama had a slow start.

prejudice against dramas association with court life and monarchy
woman were not allowed to act
no audiences
no one knew how to write a play
lack of finances
Puritans outlawed drama in some colonies.

Answer 1

I'd say the answers are 'prejudice against dramas association with court life and monarchy', 'no audiences', 'lack of finances', and 'Puritans outlawed drama in some colonies'. 

Answer 2

The four reasons American drama had a slow start are:

Prejudice against dramas association with court life and monarchy;

no audiences;

lack of finances;

Puritans outlawed drama in some colonies.

Until the post-World War I time period, American drama, confronted with religious hostility as well as by economic necessity and academic indifference. American drama found it difficult to de embraced as a respected literary genre at home.