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Unmasking the Mask

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a face covering or a reference to the face and one's expression?

a)

Muse

b)

Task

c)

Mask

d)

Shawl

2.

What are the oldest masks made of?

a)

Cypress

b)

Oak

c)

Plaster

d)

Stone

3.

Why did Ancient Greek actors wear a mask?

a)

To easily switch between characters

b)

To stop the spread of a virus

c)

To scare war enemies

d)

To hide their faces

4.

Where were the oldest masks found?

a)

Egypt

b)

Greece

c)

The Judean Hills of Israel

d)

New York

5.

How old are the oldest masks?

a)

100 years

b)

2,000 years

c)

9,000 years

d)

12,000 years

6.

What were the oldest masks used for?

a)

Safety

b)

Security

c)

Ceremony

d)

Health

7.

What is the oldest surviving theatre tradition?

a)

Greek Theatre

b)

Kabuki

c)

Noh

d)

Gurning

8.

What does Noh mean?

a)

Nothing

b)

The Force

c)

Focus

d)

Talent or ability

9.

The golden age of Greek theatre was 500-300 BC?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What are the names of the comedy and tragedy mask characters?

a)

Arianna & Gaga

b)

Thalia & Melpomene

c)

Clio & Calliope

d)

Shakira & J. Lo

11.

What are Noh masks traditionally made out of?

a)

Cypress

b)

Oak

c)

Plaster

d)

Stone

12.

Noh theatre is a musical comedy.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Noh actors express emotions through slight and subtle movements of the head.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the name of Jim Carey’s character from The Mask?

a)

Stanley Ipkiss

b)

Stewart Whitley

c)

Bernard Telsey

d)

Sean Seay

15.

Where did Noh theatre originate?

a)

Japan

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Greece

d)

Judean Hills of Israel

16.

What do you call the moment where the masked character looks directly at the audience to show what the character is thinking?

a)

Clocking

b)

Internal Monologue

c)

Character Establishment

d)

Counter Mask

17.

What do you call it when a masked actor plays the opposite emotion to the one featured on the mask?

a)

Clocking

b)

Internal Monologue

c)

Character Establishment

d)

Counter Mask

18.

What type of mask is depicted here?

a)

Noh

b)

Kitsune

c)

Hannya

d)

Greek

19.

What type of mask is depicted here?

a)

Noh

b)

Kitsune

c)

Hannya

d)

Greek

20.

What type of mask is depicted here?

a)

Noh

b)

Kitsune

c)

Hannya

d)

Greek

21.

What type of mask is depicted here?

a)

Noh

b)

Kitsune

c)

Hannya

d)

Greek

22.

What is gurning?

a)

Making horrible facial expressions

b)

Breaking a mask

c)

The internal dialogue

d)

Churning paint

23.

Where did gurning originate?

a)

Japan

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Greece

d)

The Judean Hills of Israel

24.

What theatrical elements can help tell the story of a masked character?

a)

Props, titles, and physical gestures

b)

Loud dialogue and lots of makeup

c)

Elaborate costumes and large sets

d)

None of the Above