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Musicals and Opera

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Musical theater concepts can be traced back to

a)

Ancient Roman theater

b)

Ancient Greek theater

c)

Ancient Japanese theater

2.

Musicals have dialogue (talking) between songs.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of these describes a character song?


Mark all that apply.

a)

"I am" where the character talks about who they are

b)

The emotion of the character is so great they have to sing

c)

"I want" where the character talks about their dreams

d)

Production number where all the characters are present

4.

What is the type of song that involves all the actors?

a)

Character song

b)

Emotion/drama song

c)

Production number

d)

Overture

5.

What is the main difference between opera and musicals?

a)

Opera has no dialogue (spoken words) but musicals do.

b)

Musicals have no dialogue (spoken words) but operas do.

c)

Musicals have costumes and opera doesn't.

d)

Opera has costumes and musicals do not.

6.

Where did opera begin?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

7.

Who opposed opera, considering it 'immoral' and sinful?

a)

The government

b)

The Catholic Church

c)

The people of Italy

8.

What is the type of song used to express emotion and often show off the ability of the singer in opera?

a)

Recitative

b)

Aria

9.

Aria or Recitative?

a)

Aria

b)

Recitative

10.

Aria or Recitative?

a)

Aria

b)

Recitative