Water puppetry

Uncle Teu is considered the most important puppet in a water puppet show. Do you know how old he is?

• 8

• 15

• 18

• 20

"Teu" in Nom character means: 

• Small

• story teller

• laughter

Where did traditional Vietnamese water puppet begin?   

• 10th century

• 11th century

• 12th century

• 13th century

Who is generally considered the patron saint of water puppet? (than bao ho)

• .Phan Truong Nguyen

• Ly Nhan Tong

• Tu Dao Hanh

• Thich Nhat Hanh

Daughters and son-in-law weren’t admitted to water gild (Phường rối nước)

• True

• False

• It depends.

In performance, each puppeteer played his own scene and could not reveal his secrets to the other performers

• True

• False

• It depends.

Where is the oldest water puppet theatre? 

• In Phu Xuyen, Ha Tay

• Thach That, Ha Tay

• Chuong My, Ha Tay

• Quoc Oai, Ha Tay

What are 3 common colours to paint the puppet?

• black, green, pink

• Green, pink, white

• pink, white, yellow

How do puppeteers survive the cold during performance?

• They rubbed ginger on legs

• They rubbed ginger on hands

• They rubbed ginger on forehead