Short History of Improv Quiz

Commedia Dell' Arte was popular in:

• America

• Asia

• Europe

• the Middle East

The belief that children and adults would enjoy acting through games was held by:

• Peter Sills

• Keith Johnstone

• Viola Spolin

• Stephen Colbert

The 1950s improv theatre production company in Chicago is...

• First City

• Third City

• Broadway

• Second City

The Commedia Dell’ Arte featured troupes of performers traveling to different towns and cities to perform scripts on grand stages.

• True

• False

Keith Johnstone believed that theatre should have judges scoring performances.

• True

• False

One basic principle of improvisation is to stay in character.

• True

• False

In improvisation, one should take cues from their scene partner.

• True

• False

In improvisation, you should DO the following: (Select all that are correct)

• Take cues from your scene partner

• Plan the story in advance

• Be spontaneous

• Make partner look good

• Find time to recite a monologue

In improvisation, you DO NOT do the following: (Select all that are correct)

• Negate

• Be a hog

• Ignore or deny your scene partner

• Change storyline

• Respond with a question