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REVIEW-Chapter 5: Prehistoric Dance Section

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

dance historian

a)

Type of stately couple dance of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries where the dancers process in a dignified fashion without raising their feet far from the floor.

b)

A person who researches and uses writing skills to trace the history of dance throughout the ages.

c)

It consisted of a group of dancers holding hands usually in a circle, with the dancers singing in a leader and refrain style while dancing.

2.

historical dance

a)

A term covering a wide variety of Western European-based dance types from the past as they are danced in the present.

b)

A person who researches and uses writing skills to trace the history of dance throughout the ages.

c)

It consisted of a group of dancers holding hands usually in a circle, with the dancers singing in a leader and refrain style while dancing.

3.
Dances do not change with society, a setting, or during a time period. 
a)
True
b)
False
4.
1.  Era of history prior to writing is known as
a)
ancient history
b)
common era
c)
prehistory
5.
Are detectives who seek answers about what happened, why it happened, who was involved, and what role they played in an event or time period in history.
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Dance Historian
c)
Farandole
d)
two-part suite
6.
The time before the advent of writing
a)
dance history
b)
dance historian
c)
prehistory
7.
People have been dancing since the beginning of time because that was a way that people could communicate their way of life.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Dance is a difficult arty to capture.  Movement appears and then immediately disappears from sight, only to be retained as a memory in the minds of the audience.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Dance was the medium of communication in a community or between two tribes or communities.
a)
True
b)
False
10.

Dances do not change with society, a setting, or during a time period.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Appreciating a people's cultures and their arts and recognizing their artists makes us global citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A collection of myths, stories, jokes, tall tales, and dramas are considered to be_______________.

a)

folk culture

b)

folk heritage

c)

folklore

13.

Why do things happening in our society affect how we dance?

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14.

Dance has a strong link to society in a given time period.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

History and society influence dancers, choreographers, and dances; therefore, they influence dance as a whole.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

People danced over millennia of prehistory in order to remember and teach their common knowledge, tribal traditions, myths, and stories to the next generation.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the following is not a reason why prehistoric people dances?

a)

Life span dances

b)

Weapons and war dances

c)

Medicine or healing dances

d)

For recreation

18.

At what time period did people start dancing for "fun" instead of dancing to tell their stories?

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19.

Locate a video that provides an example of a prehistoric "war" dance. Insert the link.

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20.

Locate a video that provides an example of a prehistoric "agricultural" dance. Insert the link.

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