GRADE 9

Melvin was amazed at what he saw in the stage during the play presentation. The

setting was in a cemetery, when the lady awoke she saw her loved one lying dead

from poison so she stabbed herself and died. It was a grim scenery with all those

dead people. The lights went out slowly with the music playing a very sad melody.

What element of theater is described here?

• Plot

• Spectacle

• Theme

• Genre

Paolo was very convincing in his portrayal of a Parkinson’s disease-stricken

person especially when he does the shivering movements with his hands and

other parts of his body. What element of theater is represented here?

• Facial expression

• Speaking

• Gestures/Movements

• Acting

Which of the following is the premier tool employed by actors?

• voice

• costumes

• make-up

• none of these

Who is known as the Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela and for his masterpiece

Walang Sugat?

• Salvador Bernal

• Severino Reyes

• Dr. Ricardo Abad

• Francisco Balagtas

Who among the Filipino playwrights published a series of fairy tales titled Mga

Kwento ni Lola Basyang?

• Salvador Bernal

• Severino Reyes

• Dr. Ricardo Abad

• Francisco Balagtas

This is one of the most famous Filipino Opera which means “touch me

not”.

• Walang Sugat

• Noli Me Tangere

• Florante at Laura

• Lola Basyang

A director, many of his theatre productions were classics of western

drama but in terms of Filipino and Asian sensibility, like Shakespeare’s

Romeo and Juliet

• Francisco Balagtas

• Salvador Bernal

• Severino Reyes

• Dr. Ricardo Abad

• FRANCISCO BALAGTAS

• SEVERINO REYES

• DR. RICARDO ABAD

• SALVADOR BERNAL

• FRANCISCO BALAGTAS

• SEVERINO REYES

• DR. RICARDO ABAD

• SALVADOR BERNAL

Love story, fantasy, war, tragedy

• plot

• theme

• genre

• scenery