Commedia Dell'Arte

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Where did Commedia Dell'Arte originate?

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Renaissance Italy

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What things from today can we trace back to Commedia? Options: Our Theatre Buildings, Physical and Improvisational Comedy, Stock Characters, All of these

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All of these

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A stock character is a generalized type of person with distinct characteristics.

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True

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Commedia allowed women to perform.

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True

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Commedia groups were called what?

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Troupes

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How often did actors change characters?

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Never. They usually played the same role for life

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All Commedia characters wore masks.

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False

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Which character was the ruler over all the other characters?

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Magnifico

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What two characters were friends but fought a lot?

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Pantalone and The Doctor

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Who is the most famous of the commedia characters and is clumsy and playful?

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Harlequin