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Commedia del Arte

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the time period when Commedia Dell Arte was most popular.

a)

humanism

b)

renaissance

c)

medieval

d)

Greek

2.

These were the characters that appeared in every commedia del arte performance.

a)

Stock characters

b)

Cartoon characters

c)

Greek Chorus

d)

Everyman

3.

What is the country where Commedia originated?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

4.

When did Commedia begin?

a)

500 bc

b)

1800's

c)

1500's -1700's

d)

1300-1600's

5.

What country outside of Italy that was most influenced by Commedia

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

6.

Usually a Commedia play would have 7 men and how many women?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

7

d)

10

7.

Which Shakespeare Play was influenced by Commedia.

a)

Midsummer Night's dream

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Hamlet

d)

Henry the V

8.

What was the typical venue of a Commedia performance?

a)

Outside in the town

b)

inside the theatre

c)

in a room

d)

in a studio

9.

Who is a French playwright that was greatly influenced by Commedia?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Thespis

c)

Moliere

d)

John Favreau

10.

This performance technique, often created out of mid air is called?

a)

Iambic pentameter

b)

Improvisation

c)

Acting

d)

designing

11.

A form of acting without words derived from Commedia.

a)

Pantomime

b)

sitcoms

c)

juggling

d)

Improvisation

12.

Which character was usually the servant of the group?

a)

Zanni

b)

Pantalone

c)

the captain

d)

Magnifico

13.

Who was the character with the really long nose?

a)

Pantalone

b)

Zanni

c)

the lover

d)

Captain

14.

What is the "servant girl's" character name?

a)

Pantalone

b)

Zanni

c)

Columbina

d)

Harlequino

15.

Who was considered the "leader" of the troop?

a)

Magnifico

b)

Captain

c)

Columbina

d)

Pantalone