Origin of Ballet

What was the original meaning of the term 'balletto'?

• Little dance

• Fast dance

• Group dance

• Big dance

Who played a significant role in refining ballet into the art we know today?

• Louis XIV

• Catherine de' Medici

• Jean-Baptiste Lully

• Pierre Beauchamp

Where did ballet move to from the royal court?

• The streets

• The palace

• The gardens

• The theater

What major role did other countries like Russia play in ballet's development?

• Destruction

• Preservation

• Influence

• Revolution

Where was the Ballet originated?

• France
• Spain
• Germany
• Italy

Who brought ballet to France and who was she married to?

• Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI of France
• Joan of Arc and King Charles VII of France
• Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Louis VII of France
• Catherine de' Medici and King Henry II of France

When and in the court of whom was the Ballet refined to the art we know today?

• Louis XIV of France, in the 17th century

• Peter the Great of France, in the 17th century

• Catherine de Medici of France, in the 16th century

• Henry VIII of France, in the 16th century

The characteristics of Ballet in the Italian Court, suppossed specific positions of:

• The way people stepped, bowed, or took someone's hand.

• First, second, third and fourth position.

• The way Lois XIV was trained since he was a kid, to curtsy at his peers.

• The way the villagers danced and interacted to each other by walking and bowing.

Who was known as the Sun King?

• Louis XIV
• Alexander the Great
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Julius Caesar

Who were Pierre Beuchamp, Jean-Baptiste Lully and Moliere?

• They were an architect, musician and an actor, respectively, from Louis XIV.

• They were a composer, a playwright/actor and choreographer, respectively, from Louis XIV.

• They were a choreographer, composer, and playwright/actor respectively, from Louis XIV.

• They were a playwright/actor, choreographer and composer, respevively, from Louis XIV.